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A patient is being treated with chloramphenicol (Chloromycetin) for an infection that has not responded to other antibacterial agents. A blood sample is drawn for determination of a serum trough level of the drug.
 
  The level is reported as 15 mcg/mL. The nurse's priority action is to
  a. administer the drug as scheduled.
  b. request that the laboratory perform a confirming test.
  c. withhold the drug and notify the prescriber.
  d. expect the prescriber to increase the dose for subsequent administrations.
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