A patient who takes daily doses of aspirin is scheduled for surgery in the next few days. The nurse should advise the patient to
a. continue to use aspirin as scheduled.
b. stop using aspirin immediately.
c. stop using aspirin 3 days prior to surgery.
d. reduce the aspirin dosage by half until after surgery.
ANS: B
Aspirin must be withdrawn at least 1 week prior to surgery.
Aspirin cannot be continued as scheduled, because the risk for bleeding is too great.
An interval of 3 days is not long enough for the bleeding effects of aspirin to be reversed.
Cutting the dose in half will not reduce the effects of bleeding associated with aspirin use.
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