A nurse reviews a patient’s medication list and recognizes an antibiotic. Which medication does the nurse recognize as an antibiotic?

The nurse is assigned to care for a 45-year-old patient who presents with a three-day history of fever, sore throat, chills, and myalgia. On physical assessment, the nurse notes the patient has multiple erythematous macular areas surrounding bullous lesions, some of which have ruptured and desquamated. Past medical history is significant for a recently diagnosed seizure disorder, managed with lamotrigine. Which intervention will be performed first?

The patient calls the nurse to the room to report pain at the site of an IV. The nurse notes warmth, redness, and purulent drainage. Which action does the nurse take first?