Multiple Choice
A patient with septicemia develops prolonged bleeding from venipuncture sites and blood in the stools.Which action is most important for the nurse to take?
A) Avoid venipunctures.
B) Notify the patient's physician.
C) Apply sterile dressings to the sites.
D) Give prescribed proton-pump inhibitors.
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