The nurse is caring for the client in septic shock. The nurse administered the twice-a-day, intravenous, broad-spectrum antibiotic ceftriaxone (Rocephin) at 0900. At 1100 the health-care provider...

The nurse is caring for the client in septic shock. The nurse administered the twice-a-day, intravenous, broad-spectrum antibiotic ceftriaxone (Rocephin) at 0900. At 1100 the health-care provider prescribed daily intravenous vancomycin, an aminoglycoside antibiotic. Which intervention should the nurse implement?

1. Administer the vancomycin within 2 hours.

2. Notify the HCP and question the antibiotic order.

3. Schedule the vancomycin to be administered at 2100.

4. Assess the client’s white blood cell count.