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ATI COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
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A nurse is caring for a client on the c. Explain the risk the client faces if she leaves the facility.
medical-surgical unit. The client has
been taking warfarin at home and her Rationale: The expected reference range for INR while a client is taking
laboratory values reveal her INR is warfarin is 2 to 3. The nurse has an obligation to explain to the client that
3.5. The client states she is checking her INR is very high and she is at risk for bleeding.
herself out of the
hospital and refuses to wait until her
provider can discuss the situation with
her. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
a.Tell the client she will not be
permitted to leave the facility until
she has signed the against medical
advice (AMA) form.
b.Tell the client if she leaves
without a written prescription
for discharge, her
insurance will not pay for the facility
visit.
c. Explain the risk the client faces
if she leaves the facility.
d.Ask the security department to
guard the room to the client's door.
What is the expected reference 2 to 3
range for INR while a client is taking
warfarin?
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