The nurse reviews the laboratory tests of a patient receiving heparin therapy for a pulmonary embolism. The aPPT is 50 seconds. The nurse should:
a. notify the prescriber that the dosage should be increased.
b. continue the present order because the level is therapeutic.
c. withhold the next dose because the level is too high.
d. start warfarin therapy because the patient is now heparinized.
a
You might also like to view...
The parents of a 1-month-old infant are concerned that their baby seems different from their other child, and ask the nurse if this is normal
The nurse informs them that it is normal for babies to have different temperaments, and that according to the "temperament theory" of Chess and Thomas, one of the characteristics of the "slow-to-warm-up" child is that he: 1. Shows a regularity in patterns of eating. 2. Displays a predominately negative mood. 3. Initially reacts to new situations by withdrawing. 4. Commonly has intense reactions to the environment.
A nurse sees a variety of patients in the community health clinic. Which of the following patients would be at the greatest risk of dehydration?
A) An 18-year-old basketball player with a stress fracture of the right foot B) An infant with diarrhea C) A 45-year-old with stomach flu D) An elderly patient living alone
What is the primary focus of healthcare today?
A) care of acute illnesses C) health promotion B) care of chronic illnesses D) health restoration
The day nurses in a psychiatric unit are receiving report from the night shift. While this is occurring, a client approaches the nurses' station, becomes very loud and offensive, and demands to be seen by the physician immediately
The appropriate nursing intervention is which of the following? 1. Inform the client that the behavior is unacceptable. 2. Tell the client to wait in his or her room until report is over. 3. Offer to assist the client to an examination room until the physician is notified. 4. Tell the client that the physician will be called as soon as report is completed.