A Patient Admitted with a Hip Fracture and Scheduled for Surgery

question 51

Multiple Choice

A patient admitted with a hip fracture and scheduled for surgery has a prothrombin time of 20.2 seconds and an international normalized ratio (INR) of 2.65 resulting from warfarin administration.Based on these laboratory values, which order should the nurse anticipate?

• A)Abciximab (ReoPro)
• B)Phytonadione (vitamin K)
• C)Protamine sulfate
• D)Ticlopidine (Ticlid)

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