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A nurse is preparing to administer amiodarone. Amiodarone is indicated for which of the following cardiac dysrhythmias?

A patient with sepsis develops prolonged bleeding from venipuncture sites and blood in the stools. Which action is most important for the nurse to take?

A patient in the emergency department complains of back pain and difficulty breathing 15 minutes after a transfusion of packed red blood cells is started. The nurse’s first action should be to:

A client is being sent home on enoxaparin (Lovenox). Which of the following is important for the nurse to do during discharge?

Based on the following patient data, which of the following prescriptions would be inappropriate for a patient with atrial fibrillation to take at this time?   Complete Blood Count (CBC)Hemoglobin: 7.3 g/dL (11/6-15 g/dL) Hematocrit: 25% (36-44%)   Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) Na+ 137 (135-145 mEq/L)K+ 4.0 (3.5-5.0 mEq/L) Ca2+: 9.2 (8.5-9.5 mg/dL) Coagulation EnzymesPTT: 46 (25-35 seconds)PT: 41 (11-13.5 seconds) INR: 4.1 (0.8-1.1 seconds)   Vital SignsBP: 110/64 HR: 72 SpO2: 95% RR: 16

A nurse is giving a presentation about preventing deep-vein thrombosis (DVT). Which of the following are risk factors for this disorder? Select all that apply. 

When developing a teaching plan for a 76-year-old patient newly diagnosed with peripheral artery disease (PAD), which instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is teaching a patient with a history of a myocardial infarction and deep vein thromboses (DVTs) about oral anticoagulant therapy. Which of the following medications is an oral anticoagulant that does not require PT/PTT/INR testing?

When developing a teaching plan for a 76-year-old patient newly diagnosed with peripheral artery disease (PAD), which instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving heparin via continuous IV infusion. The client begins vomiting blood. Which of the following medications is used to reverse the effects of heparin?