The nurse calls to the attention of the charge nurse the PT/INR of a patient on Coumadin. The value that needs attention is:
1. control, 35; patient, 41; INR, 1.5.
2. control, 35; patient, 52; INR, 1.8.
3. control, 35; patient, 70; INR, 2.0.
4. control, 35; patient, 85; INR, 2.5.
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The therapeutic range of the PT/INR is 1.5 to 2 times the control with an INR of 1.5 to 2.
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