A Patient Is Having Difficulty Achieving Adequate Anticoagulation with Prescribed

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient is having difficulty achieving adequate anticoagulation with prescribed doses of warfarin. What information should the nurse offer this patient?

• A) "Some people metabolize medications differently because of their genetic makeup."
• B) "You are probably not taking the medication correctly."
• C) "There must be something you are eating that is interfering with the drug."
• D) "Something in your lifestyle is interfering with the action of the medication."

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