A patient is admitted for hip surgery.The patient usually takes the following medications daily: an anticoagulant,a multivitamin,and vitamin E.He stopped taking his anticoagulant 4 days ago as instructed by his surgeon,but has continued to take the multivitamin and vitamin E.An important collaborative problem or nursing diagnosis for this patient is which of the following?

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The patient is at an increased risk for bleeding due to his intake of vitamin E.He may be at risk for anemia if he experiences a large blood loss in surgery; however,this problem is not appropriate before he experiences the blood loss.This patient does not have a higher-than-average risk for infection because he is not having surgery involving a "contaminated" system (e.g.,the gastrointestinal system).There is no evidence to suggest that this is noncompliant simply because he stopped taking his anticoagulant as ordered.

A Patient Is Admitted for Hip Surgery