The nurse is caring for a patient prescribed warfarin (Coumadin) orally. The nurse reviews the patient’s prothrombin time (PT) level to evaluate the effectiveness of the medication. The nurse should also evaluate which of the following laboratory values? a) International normalized ratio (INR) b) Partial thromboplastic time (PTT) c) Sodium d) Complete blood count (CBC)
The nurse is caring for a patient prescribed warfarin (Coumadin) orally. The nurse reviews the patient’s prothrombin time (PT) level to evaluate the effectiveness of the medication. The nurse should also evaluate which of the following laboratory values?
a) International normalized ratio (INR)
b) Partial thromboplastic time (PTT)
c) Sodium
d) Complete blood count (CBC)