Answer to Question 1
Ans: D
Feedback:
The nurse should perform blood coagulation tests every 4 hours for the client receiving heparin by continuous IV infusion. A blood count test or the baseline PT/INR test is not the right intervention for this client. When administering heparin by the subcutaneous route, an APTT test is performed 4 to 6 hours after the injection.
Answer to Question 2
Ans: A
Feedback:
The nurse should monitor for decreased effectiveness of warfarin as an effect of the interaction between the anticoagulant and the diuretic. The nurse need not monitor for the increased effectiveness of the diuretic, the increased absorption of the anticoagulant, or the increased absorption of the diuretic in the client.
The nurse applies a pulse oximeter sensor on the client’s finger.
Portable tabletop equipment that provides support for recipients receiving massage.
Using small, circular strokes, exfoliate the client’s neck and back.
Continuous capillaries
Population receiving welfare, 1960-2020
Lobes of the brain, with primary receiving and integrating centers of the human cerebral cortex.