A nurse is educating a patient who is prescribed warfarin. The nurse advises the patient to avoid taking aspirin and explains that taking both drugs together may cause excessive bleeding. What is this phenomenon called?
A. Incompatibility
B. Additive effect
C. Synergistic effect
D. Antagonistic effect
Answer: B. Additive effect
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Which finding noted on assessment of the nose and paranasal sinuses requires further investigation by the nurse?
a. Nasal septum off the midline b. Nose in the midline of the face c. Middle turbinates deep pink in color d. Noiseless exchange of air from each naris