medium · NCLEX-RN risk-reduction
A postoperative client has a temperature of 39.2circC, blood pressure 82/44 mmHg, heart rate 128/min, and respiratory rate 28/min. The client has a history of penicillin allergy. The provider orders 30 mL/kg of fluid and broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Which antibiotic order should the nurse question?
- Gentamicin.
- Piperacillin-tazobactam.
- Vancomycin.
- Ciprofloxacin.
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