A patient asks the nurse why an anticoagulant has been prescribed. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "It will dissolve any clots in your blood vessels."
b. "It will prevent any new clots from forming."
c. "It will prevent a clot from migrating."
d. "It will thin your blood."
B
Anticoagulant drugs are sometimes called "blood thinners" but they do not thin the blood, pre-vent clots from migrating, or dissolve existing clots. These drugs prevent new clots from forming and prevent existing clots from becoming larger.
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