The nurse prepares to administer the prescribed 8 AM medications to 4 clients. The nurse should administer medication to which client first?

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Sepsis is a condition associated with a serious infection in the bloodstream. Evidence-based guidelines recommend the early administration of antibiotic therapy to reduce mortality. Cultures should be obtained quickly and antibiotics administered as soon as possible. Failure to treat early sepsis can lead to septic shock (persistent hypotension) and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome. (Option A) Subcutaneous venous thromboembolism prophylaxis with enoxaparin following abdominal surgery is usually prescribed once every 24 hours, so administration is not urgent. (Option B) This client has high blood pressure and needs treatment. However, this is not immediately life-threatening. If nausea, vomiting, and headache were also present, then the client would likely have hypertensive urgency or encephalopathy and need to be treated emergently. (Option D) This client has high blood glucose and needs to be treated. However, it is not immediately life-threatening unless the client has hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome or diabetic ketoacidosis. Educational objective: Sepsis is a serious condition involving an infection in the bloodstream that can lead to organ dysfunction and death. IV antibiotics should be administered to a client with sepsis as soon as possible after obtaining blood and other cultures to help prevent progression to septic shock and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome.

The Nurse Prepares to Administer the Prescribed 8 AM Medications