NCLEX RN Practice Question # 714
NCLEX Examination.
Practice Question # 714.
nclex quiz
Anticoagulant drugs: Warfarin
Actions
- Inhibits vitamin K– dependent activation of clotting factors II (prothrombin), VII, IX, and X formed in the liver
Indications
- Prevention of pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis, myocardial infarction, rheumatic fever, prosthetic heart valves, or chronic atrial fibrillation
Nursing considerations
- Monitor the patient for adverse reactions, such as hemorrhage, prolonged clotting time, rash, fever, diarrhea, and hepatitis.
- Regularly inspect the patient for bleeding gums, bruises, petechiae, epistaxis, tarry stools, hematuria, and hematemesis.
- The drug’s effects can be neutralized by vitamin K.
- Monitor prothrombin time regularly.