Exam 20: Clotting

A patient states that his legs have pain with walking that decreases with rest. The nurse observes absence of hair on the patient's lower leg and the patient has a thready, posterior tibial pulse. How would the nurse position the patient's legs?

A patient on a medical surgical unit has a platelet count of 90,000 per mm³. The nurse knows to include which of the following precautions in discharge instructions?

Which statement by a patient indicates additional teaching is required about the medication warfarin?

The nurse would expect to administer an anticoagulant to a patient following which surgery?

The nurse is making a home visit to a patient who was discharged from the hospital on Lovenox and warfarin following replacement of the patient's pacemaker. Which observation indicates excessive bleeding? (Select all that apply.)

Which nursing observation would indicate that the nurse hold the medication warfarin (Coumadin)?

The nurse would anticipate that which of the following patient conditions will be treated with the collaborative treatment of regular phlebotomies?