A Postoperative Patient Will Begin Anticoagulant Therapy with Rivaroxaban [Xarelto]

A postoperative patient will begin anticoagulant therapy with rivaroxaban [Xarelto] after knee replacement surgery. The nurse performs a history and learns that the patient is taking erythromycin. The patient's creatinine clearance is 50 mL/min. The nurse will:

A) administer the first dose of rivaroxaban as ordered.
B) notify the provider to discuss changing the patient's antibiotic.
C) request an order for a different anticoagulant medication.
D) request an order to increase the dose of rivaroxaban.

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