The nurse is aware that the drug that will most likely be used in the treatment of warfarin sodium overdose is
1. aspirin.
2. heparin.
3. vitamin K.
4. protamine sulfate.
3
Rationale 1: Aspirin is an antiplatelet and would lead to more bleeding.
Rationale 2: Heparin would not be used; it is another drug in the class.
Rationale 3: Vitamin K is the drug for overdose; it helps to clot the blood.
Rationale 4: Protamine sulfate is the antidote for heparin overdose.
Global Rationale: Vitamin K is the drug for overdose; it helps to clot the blood. Aspirin is an antiplatelet and would lead to more bleeding. Heparin would not be used; it is another drug in the class. Protamine sulfate is the antidote for heparin overdose.
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