A patient who has been prescribed continuous intravenous (IV) heparin asks the nurse why being weighed is necessary. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "All patients are weighed upon admission to the hospital."
b. "IV heparin has been known to cause weight gain."
c. "The initial IV bolus of heparin is prescribed based on your weight."
d. "The rate of the heparin infusion is based on your weight."
C
Always get an accurate weight on a patient to be placed on continuous IV heparin because the initial bolus is based on weight. The rate of the infusion is based on aPTT results. IV heparin is not the cause of weight gain. While all patients are weighed on admission to the hospital, this response does not answer the patient's question.
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