The nurse is caring for a client with suspected severe sepsis.What does the nurse prepare to do within 3 hours of the client being identified as being at risk? (Select all that apply.)

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Within the first 3 hours of suspecting severe sepsis,the nurse should draw (or facilitate)serum lactate levels,obtain blood cultures (or other cultures),and administer antibiotics (after the cultures have been obtained).Infusing vasopressors and measuring central venous pressure are actions that should occur within the first 6 hours.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Suspected Severe