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According to the Rome Criteria, how many stools per week indicate constipation in children?

After its finished, recycled hemoglobin exits the liver as

True or false: Aldosterone release causes retention of sodium and water in an effort to increase blood volume and increase blood pressure.

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client being discharged from the hospital following admission for aortic valve replacement. They are prescribed Warfarin to be taken at home. Which foods should the nurse instruct the client to avoid in their diet?

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)?

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-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 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 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 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?