A nursing student who is preparing to care for a postoperative patient with deep vein thrombosis asks the nurse why the patient must take heparin rather than warfarin. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. "Heparin has a longer half-life."
b. "Heparin has fewer adverse effects."
c. "The onset of warfarin is delayed."
d. "Warfarin prevents platelet aggregation."
C
Warfarin is not useful for treating existing thromboses or for emergencies because the onset of action is delayed. Heparin has a shorter half-life and has more side effects. Warfarin does not prevent platelet aggregation.
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