NCLEX Examination.
Practice Question # 841.
nclex examination
Heparin and heparin derivatives
Nursing considerations:
- Monitor the patient for adverse effects, such as hemorrhage, prolonged clotting time, thrombocytopenia, and hypersensitivity reactions.
- Regularly inspect the patient for bleeding gums, bruises, petechiae, epistaxis, tarry stools, hematuria, and hematemesis.
- Effects can be neutralized by protamine sulfate.
- Monitor partial thromboplastin time regularly.
