The AGNP is caring for an elder experiencing intermittent hi…
The AGNP is caring for an elder experiencing intermittent high fevers. The patient has a history of a knee replacement that is showing signs of swelling & erythema. The AGNP orders blood cultures due to her concern bacteremia in the setting of infectious arthritis. Initial results are suggestive of a staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, because the gram stain shows: