The Nurse Is Gathering Preoperative Data on a Client That

question 22

Multiple Choice

The nurse is gathering preoperative data on a client that is scheduled for abdominal surgery tomorrow. The nurse learns that the client takes the following medications daily: warfarin, a multivitamin, and vitamin E. The client reports that he stopped taking the anticoagulant 4 days ago, as instructed by the surgeon. He has continued to take the multivitamin and vitamin E. Based on the information given, why does the nurse notify the surgeon?

• A)Needs an order to restart the anticoagulant
• B)Is concerned about continued use of the multivitamin
• C)Is concerned about the vitamin E
• D)Has canceled the surgery to evaluate lab values

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