A Patient Who Has Received Heparin After Previous Surgeries Will

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient who has received heparin after previous surgeries will be given enoxaparin sodium (Lovenox) after knee-replacement surgery.The patient asks how this drug is different from heparin.The nurse will explain that enoxaparin

• A) decreases the need for laboratory tests.
• B) has a shorter half-life than heparin.
• C) increases the risk of hemorrhage.
• D) may be taken orally instead of subcutaneously.