A Client Who Has Also Started Nursing School Asks the Nurse

question 30

Multiple Choice

A client who has also started nursing school asks the nurse how sodium warfarin (Coumadin) exerts its anticoagulant effect.The nurse explains that the drug does which of the following?

• A) Interferes with production of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors
• B) Dilates the arterial blood vessel so blood can flow around the injured site
• C) Prevents thrombi from forming by making the platelets sticky
• D) Inactivates clotting factors circulating in the bloodstream

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