A patient who was admitted with possible septicemia has orders to draw blood cultures. The nurse has correctly drawn blood cultures when

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The correct method of drawing blood cultures for a patient with suspected septicemia is to collect blood in two separate bottles, one aerobic and the other anaerobic, while the patient's temperature is spiked (febrile). This allows for the isolation and identification of both aerobic and anaerobic organisms that may be causing the infection. Option B is not sufficient as blood cultures should be drawn when the patient is febrile, not just on admission to the unit. Option C is incorrect as lavender collection tubes are used for hematology testing, not for blood cultures, and a fever is not necessary for the collection of blood cultures. Option D is incorrect as it does not allow for the isolation and identification of both aerobic and anaerobic organisms.

A Patient Who Was Admitted with Possible Septicemia Has Orders