The patient is being discharged on an anticoagulant following a valve replacement. The nurse has completed medication education and determines that learning has occurred when the patient makes which statement?
1. "I should wear a MedicAlert bracelet that says I'm on an anticoagulant."
2. "I need to eat more protein while I am taking this medication."
3. "I can take enteric-coated aspirin but not plain aspirin for my arthritis."
4. "I must limit my intake of vitamin C while I'm on warfarin (Coumadin)."
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Rationale 1: Patients on anticoagulant therapy should wear a MedicAlert bracelet.
Rationale 2: There is no reason to increase protein intake while taking anticoagulants.
Rationale 3: Aspirin is not allowed when a patient is on anticoagulant therapy.
Rationale 4: The intake of vitamin K, not vitamin C must be limited when a patient receives an anticoagulant.
Global Rationale: Patients on anticoagulant therapy should wear a medic alert bracelet. Aspirin is not allowed when a patient is on anticoagulant therapy. There is no reason to increase protein intake while taking anticoagulants. The intake of vitamin K, not vitamin C must be limited when a patient receives an anticoagulant.
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