A nurse caring for a patient receiving heparin therapy notes that the patient has a heart rate of 98 beats/min and a blood pressure of 110/72 mm Hg. The patient's fingertips are purplish in color. A stat CBC shows a platelet count of less than 100,000 mm³. The nurse will:
A) administer oxygen and notify the provider.
B) discontinue the heparin and notify the provider.
C) request an order for protamine sulfate.
D) request an order for vitamin K (phytonadione) .
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