The nurse is caring for a female patient who is nursing her 3-month-old infant. What will the nurse instruct the patient to do prior to starting heparin to treat venous thrombosis?
A) "Wait an hour after taking the anticoagulant before feeding the infant."
B) "Push fluids to clear the drug from her system before feeding the infant."
C) "Find another method of feeding the infant while taking this drug."
D) "Continue breast-feeding because heparin does not enter breast milk."
D
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Although some adverse fetal effects have been reported with its use during pregnancy, heparin does not enter breast milk, and so it is the anticoagulant of choice if one is needed during lactation. As a result, there is no need to wait an hour, push fluids, or find another method of feeding the baby.
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