The most common cause of death in a patient with hemophilia occurs from bleeding of the:

The nurse would expect a thrombocytopenic patient’s platelet count to return to normal levels within what time after discontinuation of quinidine therapy:

The nurse would expect to observe bleeding from which site in a patient with DIC?

The nurse who administers the transfusion of packed RBCs to a patient must be cognizant of standard transfusion practices. Which statement about blood transfusions is true?

The nurse would normally instruct a patient receiving anticoagulant therapy to:

Which therapy would be inappropriate for a patient with hemorrhagic complications from oral anticoagulants?

Which statement regarding heparin administration is true?

A 17-year-old girl is admitted to the ED 10 days after an abortion. She continues to have heavy bleeding and lower abdominal pain. The physician suspects retained products of conception. While the patient is in the ED, her laboratory studies reveal a prolonged PT and PTT. The physician diagnoses disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Priority nursing care of this patient would include all of the following except:

The nurse understands which obstetric incident leads to the development of DIC?

Which nursing action is inappropriate when administering heparin subcutaneously?