The Nursing Instructor Is Discussing the Care of Clients with Valvular

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nursing instructor is discussing the care of clients with valvular disorders. What nursing interventions would the instructor explain to the students are appropriate when a client with a valvular disorder of the heart is receiving oral anticoagulant therapy?

• A) Monitor for adverse symptoms.
• B) Monitor prothrombin time (PT).
• C) Monitor the client's blood pressure (BP).
• D) Observe symptoms of cinchonism.

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