During heparin therapy, mrs b's APTT was monitored every 6 hours. The midnight results were APTT 120 seconds, control 35 seconds. What action should the nurse expect to initiate?
a. increase the rate of infusion
b. continue the rate of infusion
c. decrease the rate of infusion
d. recalculate the rate of infusion
Answer: a. increase the rate of infusion
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