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The Nurse Is Administering an Anticoagulant to a Client After

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The nurse is administering an anticoagulant to a client after lower extremity surgery. The client states, "I have never had a clotting problem before." Which reason does the nurse provide to the client about the prescribed drug?


A) Up to 30% of orthopedic surgery clients form clots.
B) The percentage of clots becoming emboli is unknown.
C) Deep vein thrombus (DVT) is an expected side effect of surgery.
D) Pulmonary emboli are lethal but are asymptomatic.

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