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

An appropriate nursing intervention for a patient receiving heparin therapy for deep vein thrombosis of the left calf would include:

Which nursing diagnosis would be inappropriate for a patient with sickle cell anemia?

Hemarthrosis, especially of the knees, elbows, and ankles, is a common assessment finding in hemophilia. The nurse understands that the other common assessment findings would include:

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

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:

One of the treatments for a patient vomiting and in sicklecell crisis involves hydration, which may be achieved by:

The nurse understands which analgesic would be contraindicated in a patient with sickle cell crisis?

Which nursing action is inappropriate when administering heparin subcutaneously?

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