Data provided by studies on patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have influenced the standards of practice for those patients.Which order should the nurse anticipate on the standard orders as a result of initiatives developed through clinical studies?
A)Obtaining blood cultures within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital
B)Administering antibiotics within 4 hours of arrival at the hospital
C)Administration of aspirin on arrival to the hospital
D)Administration of oxygen at 4 L per nasal prongs

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Administration of antibiotics, along with acting on the information obtained from the blood cultures, is the standard of care developed for patients admitted with CAP.Blood cultures need to be obtained prior to administration of antibiotics.Options C and D do not apply to CAP standards.

Data Provided by Studies on Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)