NCLEX-RN QBank System: Hematological/Oncological

NCLEX Practice Questions: Quiz 490
The nurse is caring for a client on IV heparin infusion and oral warfarin. Current laboratory values indicate that the client's aPTT is 5 times the control value and the PT/INR is 2 times the control value. What action does the nurse anticipate?

1. Clarify vegetable consumption with client

2. Decrease the heparin rate

3. Decrease the warfarin dose

4. Obtain an order for vitamin K injection

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November 22, 2015
NCLEX Practice Questions: Quiz 489
A client with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is receiving a continuous infusion of unfractionated heparin. The client asks the nurse what the heparin is for. How should the nurse respond?

1. “Heparin is a blood thinner that will help to dissolve the clot in your leg.”

2. “Heparin will help stabilize the clot in your leg and prevent it from breaking off and traveling to your lungs.”

3. “Heparin will keep the current clot from getting bigger and help prevent new clots from forming.”

4. “I’m sorry. This is something that your health care provider (HCP) can answer better upon arriving.”

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November 22, 2015