Which of these orders will the nurse act on first for a patient who has just been admitted with probable bacterial pneumonia and sepsis?
A) Administer aspirin suppository.
B) Send to radiology for chest x-ray.
C) Give ciprofloxacin (Cipro) 400 mg IV.
D) Obtain blood cultures from two sites.
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