The health care provider prescribes an infusion of heparin and daily partial thromboplastin time (PTT) testing for a patient with venous thromboembolism (VTE) . The nurse will plan to
A) decrease the infusion when the PTT value is 65 seconds.
B) avoid giving IM medications to prevent localized bleeding.
C) have vitamin K available in case reversal of the heparin is needed.
D) monitor posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis pulses with the Doppler.
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