A child is in the hospital receiving chemotherapy,and the nurse suspects the child has an infection.What action by the nurse takes priority?

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For a child with a suspected infection,cultures are taken to determine the site and type of infection.Often these include blood and urine but may include sputum or wound drainage.Antibiotics are only started after cultures have been obtained.Monitoring temperature and WBCs is important,but cultures are the only way to specifically identify an organism so it can be effectively treated.

A Child Is in the Hospital Receiving Chemotherapy,and the Nurse