Nursing priorities to prevent ineffective coagulation include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Prevention of hypothermia
b. Administration of fresh frozen plasma as ordered
c. Administration of potassium as ordered
d. Administration of calcium as ordered
A, B, D
Ineffective coagulation is a serious complication for a trauma patient that can be prevented by maintaining normothermia, evaluating and treating for hypocalcemia, administering clotting factors found in fresh frozen plasma or platelets, and evaluating and treating metabolic acidosis. Evaluating and treating serum potassium levels is important for effective cardiac muscle function, not coagulation.
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