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Question 1 of 5

A client is prescribed antibiotics while pending the results of their wound culture. The nurse understands this method of medication therapy is known as:

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The correct answer is D: Empiric therapy. In this scenario, antibiotics are prescribed based on the healthcare provider's best guess without knowing the specific causative organism. This is done to treat the infection promptly while awaiting culture results. Prophylactic therapy (
A) is preventive treatment, not based on an existing infection. Palliative therapy (
B) focuses on symptom relief rather than curing the infection. Maintenance therapy (
C) is used to manage chronic conditions, not for acute infections.
Therefore, the correct choice is empiric therapy in this case.

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