A patient comes into the emergency department stating, "I accidentally took three times my prescribed dosage of warfarin." A nurse finds no evidence of bleeding. What is the nurse's next intervention?
1. Have protamine sulfate available for immediate therapy.
2. Expect to draw aPTT levels.
3. Draw blood for type and cross-match for transfusion.
4. Draw blood for PT levels and INR.
Correct Answer: 4
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a. nursing assessment. b. the care plan. c. critique of the physician's care. d. interventions. e. patient responses to care.
The type of research designed to document the effectiveness of health care and nursing services in a broad sense is called:
A) An outcome analysis B) Outcomes research C) An impact analysis D) Methodological research
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A) Frequent activation of the sympathetic nervous system B) Brain pathology C) Excess and low levels of dopamine D) Result of imbalances in serotonin
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1. Anxiety 2. Overload Stress 3. Imbalanced Nutrition 4. Powerlessness