A Patient Who Is Taking an Oral Anticoagulant Is in the Clinic

question 2

Multiple Choice

A patient who is taking an oral anticoagulant is in the clinic in the late afternoon and reports having missed the morning dose of the medication because the prescription was not refilled.The primary care NP should counsel this patient to:

• A) avoid foods that are high in vitamin K for several days.
• B) take a double dose of the medication the next morning.
• C) refill the prescription and take today's dose immediately.
• D) skip today's dose and resume a regular dosing schedule in the morning.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

A cognitive bias that results in a person remembering information from the beginning of a list better than information presented later.

Phi Phenomenon

The visual trick of seeing ongoing movement in distinct items observed quickly one after the other.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information best, which can affect how memories are retrieved.

Chunking Effect

A memory strategy that involves grouping information into manageable units or "chunks" to enhance the ability to remember it.