A client has been admitted to the hospital for a virulent infection and is started on antibiotics.The client has laboratory work pending to determine if the diagnosis is meningitis.After starting the antibiotics,what action by the nurse is best?

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Meningitis is a disease caused by endotoxins,which are released with cell lysis.Antibiotics often work by lysing cell membranes,which would increase the amount of endotoxin present in the client's body.The nurse should carefully monitor this client for a worsening of his or her condition.Delegating comfort measures is appropriate for any client.Clients with meningitis are placed on Droplet Precautions,and initiating isolation should have been done on admission.The client does not need to have visitors restricted.

A Client Has Been Admitted to the Hospital for a Virulent