The nurse is discharging home a client at risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE)on low-molecular-weight heparin.What instruction does the nurse provide to this client?

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As with any anticoagulation,low-molecular-weight heparin incurs risk of bleeding.Clients should be taught to report to their health care provider the presence of tarry stools,bleeding gums,hematuria,ecchymosis,or petechiae.Low-molecular-weight heparin does not affect activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT),as does intravenous heparin.This type of heparin is administered subcutaneously to deliver a slow sustained response.Massaging the site would hasten absorption and decrease effects.

The Nurse Is Discharging Home a Client at Risk for Venous