A client is admitted with a diagnosis of fever of unknown origin.The health care provider's orders include requests for blood and urine cultures,initiation of intravenous (IV)fluids,and IV antibiotics.Which actions must the nurse take FIRST?
A)Start antibiotics to ensure fastest treatment of underlying pathogen.
B)Obtain cultures before initiating antibiotic therapy.
C)The order of procedures does not matter.
D)Establish an intravenous line.

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Priority nursing intervention when cultures and antibiotics are ordered is to ensure the culture sample has been collected prior to starting the first dose of antibiotic medication.

A Client Is Admitted with a Diagnosis of Fever of Unknown