Which class of drugs would the nurse expect to be prescribed to a client who is bleeding excessively at a surgical site?
1. Thrombolytics
2. Antifibrinolytics
3. Anticoagulants
4. Prothrombin activators
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Thombolytic drugs enhance the dissolving of clots.
Rationale 2: Antifibrinolytic drugs inhibit normal removal of fibrin, resulting in a clot that remains intact longer.
Rationale 3: Anticoagulants inhibit the clotting cascade, preventing clot formation.
Rationale 4: Prothrombin activators are natural substances. There are currently no drugs based on this mechanism.
Global Rationale: Antifibrinolytic drugs inhibit normal removal of fibrin, resulting in a clot that remains intact longer. Thombolytic drugs enhance the dissolving of clots. Anticoagulants inhibit the clotting cascade, preventing clot formation. Prothrombin activators are natural substances. There are currently no drugs based on this mechanism.
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