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Gwen, a nursing assistive personnel, has told Jane, a registered nurse, that Mrs. Roger's temperature has reached 103.4 F. Mrs. Roger is a patient who was admitted earlier in the shift with a fever of unknown origin.
 
  Jane asks Gwen to help her gather the equipment to draw a blood culture on Mrs. Roger. What is the best reason for Jane to draw a blood culture before giving an antipyretic medication? A. The causative organism is most prevalent during a spike in temperature.
  B. An antipyretic could cause Mrs. Roger's stomach to become upset.
  C. An antipyretic will kill the causative organism.
  D. The antipyretic may interfere with blood clotting.
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