A client is prescribed warfarin. The client also takes a diuretic for the treatment of cardiac problems. The nurse would anticipate which of the following?
A) Decreased effectiveness of the anticoagulant
B) Increased effectiveness of the diuretic
C) Increased absorption of the anticoagulant
D) Increased absorption of the diuretic
Ans: A
Feedback:
The nurse should monitor for decreased effectiveness of warfarin as an effect of the interaction between the anticoagulant and the diuretic. The nurse need not monitor for the increased effectiveness of the diuretic, the increased absorption of the anticoagulant, or the increased absorption of the diuretic in the client.
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