The nurse is aware that the mechanism of action of anticoagulant drugs is to
1. alter plasma membrane and platelets.
2. convert plasminogen to plasmin.
3. prevent fibrin from dissolving.
4. inhibit clotting factors to prevent clot formation.
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Antiplatelet drugs alter plasma and platelet aggregation.
Rationale 2: Thrombolytics convert plasminogen to plasmin.
Rationale 3: Hemostats prevent fibrin from dissolving.
Rationale 4: Anticoagulants inhibit the specific clotting factors and interfere with clotting cascade, and thereby prevent clots.
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