Medical-Surgical Nursing:Assessment and Managementof Clinical Problems 9th Edition by Sharon Lewis,Shannon Ruff Dirksen,Margaret McLean Heitkemper,Linda Bucher

Exercise 11

Many herbal products that are commonly taken cause surgical problems.Which herbs listed below should the nurse teach the patient to avoid before surgery to prevent an increase in bleeding for the surgical patient (select all that apply)?
A) Garlic
B) Fish oil
C) Valerian
D) Vitamin E
E) Astragalus
F) Ginkgo biloba