The Nurse Is Caring for a Critically Ill Patient Who

The nurse is caring for a critically ill patient who is receiving heparin and understands that the patient is at risk for developing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) .Which intervention would be included into the patient's plan of care to monitor for this potential complication?

A) Monitor D-dimer levels every 5 to 10 hours from day 2 to day 5.
B) Monitor prothrombin time (PT) every 5 to 14 hours from day 2 to day 12.
C) Monitor platelet count every 2 or 3 days from day 4 to day 14.
D) Monitor international normalized ratio (INR) every 5 days from day 10 to day 30.

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