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A Care Recipient Who Is Taking Coumadin Tells the Nurse

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A care recipient who is taking Coumadin tells the nurse that she has started taking a vitamin E supplement as she has heard that this will help decrease the likelihood of her developing cancer.Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?


A) "Vitamin E supplements are unnecessary, so I don't recommend you use this supplement."
B) "Vitamin E can interfere with the actions of vitamin K and enhance the effects of Coumadin."
C) "Vitamin E supplements can interfere with the absorption of iron and create additional health problems."
D) "Vitamin E must be used cautiously, as it is easy to experience a toxicity of this nutrient."

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