A patient experiences a blood clot in one leg, and the provider has ordered a thrombolytic medication. The patient learns that the medication is expensive and asks the nurse if it is necessary. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. The drug will decrease the likelihood of permanent tissue damage.
b. This medication also acts to prevent future blood clots from forming.
c. You could take aspirin instead of this drug to achieve the same effect.
d. Your body will break down the clot, so the drug is not necessary.
Question 2
A patient has been receiving intravenous heparin. When laboratory tests are drawn, the nurse has difficulty stopping bleeding at the puncture site. The patient has bloody stools and is reporting abdominal pain.
The nurse notes elevated partial thromboplastin time (PTT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT). Which action will the nurse perform?
a. Ask for an order for oral warfarin (Coumadin).
b. Obtain an order for protamine sulfate.
c. Request an order for vitamin K.
d. Suggest that the patient receive subcutaneous heparin.
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