Author Question: The patient receives warfarin (Coumadin). The nurse plans to teach the patient to avoid which foods ... (Read 38 times)

urbanoutfitters · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The patient receives warfarin (Coumadin). The nurse plans to teach the patient to avoid which foods that are served for lunch?

1. Tomato salad with basil
2. Whole-wheat bread with margarine
3. Salt substitute
4. Fettuccine Alfredo

Question 2

The nursing instructor is teaching student nurses about the process of hemostasis after an injury. What does the nursing instructor include as the initial event in this process?

1. Platelets become sticky.
2. Plasma proteins convert to active forms.
3. The vessel spasms.
4. Von Willebrand's factor is activated.

aadams68 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: Tomatoes are high in vitamin K and must be avoided when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin). Fettuccine Alfredo is not high in vitamin K so is not contraindicated when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin). Salt substitute is not high in vitamin K so is not contraindicated when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin). Whole-wheat bread with margarine is not high in vitamin K so is not contraindicated when a patient receives warfarin (Coumadin).

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale: The blood vessel spasms, causing constriction during the initial event in the hemostasis process. Platelets do not become sticky during the initial event in the hemostasis process. Von Willebrand's factor is not activated during the initial event in the hemostasis process. Plasma proteins do not convert to active forms during the initial event in the hemostasis process.