A Patient Has Been Started on Clopidogrel (Plavix) After a Myocardial

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Multiple Choice

A patient has been started on clopidogrel (Plavix) after a myocardial infarction and stent placement. How should the nurse explain the action of this medication to the patient?

• A) "Plavix will dissolve any clots that might form in your stent."
• B) "Plavix will make the platelets in your blood less sticky."
• C) "Plavix will change the way your platelets work their entire lives."
• D) "Plavix decreases your blood's ability to clot."
• E) "Plavix works just like the heparin you have been on in the hospital."

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