
The health care provider prescribes an infusion of argatroban and daily partial thromboplastin time (PTT) testing for a client with venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) . Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Avoid giving any IM medications to prevent localized bleeding.
B) Discontinue the infusion for PTT values greater than 50 seconds.
C) Monitor posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis pulses with the Doppler.
D) Have vitamin K available in case reversal of the argatroban is needed.
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