A nurse is admitting a client after total knee replacement. The client is on bed rest for two hours. What anticoagulant agent will the nurse plan to administer prophylactically to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE)?
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A client who has been treated with Warfarin (Coumadin) after…
A client who has been treated with Warfarin (Coumadin) after cardiac surgery is found to have an INR of 9.0. Which medication will the nurse administer to assist in the development of clotting factors?
A patient has newly started Tamsulosin (Flomax), an alpha-ad…
A patient has newly started Tamsulosin (Flomax), an alpha-adrenergic antagonist, as a treatment for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and hypertension. To prevent a harmful side effect, which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?
A client is receiving Heparin IV and has been started on War…
A client is receiving Heparin IV and has been started on Warfarin. The client asks the nurse why both medications have been prescribed. What is the nurse’s most accurate response?
A client admitted for management of lower extremity edema is…
A client admitted for management of lower extremity edema is being treated with IV diuretics. The nurse instructs the nursing assistant to do which of the following that will identify if treatment is successful?
A client has been diagnosed with coronary artery disease and…
A client has been diagnosed with coronary artery disease and begun antiplatelet therapy. The client has asked the nurse why a “blood thinner like Warfarin” hasn’t been prescribed. What is the most likely rationale for the clinician’s use of an antiplatelet agent rather than an anticoagulant?
A client is experiencing chest pain and self-administers Nit…
A client is experiencing chest pain and self-administers Nitroglycerine sublingually. The nurse educates the client that the medication should start to relief the chest pain client by which time period?
A client in sinus bradycardia with a heart rate of 43 beats…
A client in sinus bradycardia with a heart rate of 43 beats per minute reports dizziness. Which intervention medication should the nurse anticipate to be ordered?
Identify gap marked by the point of the red arrows on the im…
Identify gap marked by the point of the red arrows on the image below. [BLANK-1] LE4-11.jpg
Identify seam marked by green stars on the image below. [BLA…
Identify seam marked by green stars on the image below. [BLANK-1] LE4-2.jpg