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The nurse is caring for a patient who has been prescribed warfarin (Coumadin) therapy after being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. The patient tells the nurse that he doesn't want to take any more pills and asks what could happen if he doesn't fill the prescription. What is the nurse's best response?
A) "You could have a stroke."
B) "Your kidneys could fail."
C) "You could develop heart failure."
D) "You could go into respiratory failure."

The nurse is caring for a patient who has been prescribed warfarin (Coumadin) therapy after being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. The patient tells the nurse that he doesn't want to take any more pills and asks what could happen if he doesn't fill the prescription. What is the nurse's best response?


A) "You could have a stroke."
B) "Your kidneys could fail."
C) "You could develop heart failure."
D) "You could go into respiratory failure."

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