Question 7 - Endocrine/​Hematology/​Gastrointestinal/​Renal/​Integumentary Practice Test for the CCRN

The nurse receives the following prescription for a 67-year-old male with deep vein thrombosis: Heparin 7500 units subcutaneous injection every 12 hours. The nurse administers the medication as prescribed. Several hours later, the nurse notes changes in the patient’s status. The patient has a CBC, which results: WBC 9,877 cells/mcL; RBC 4.5 million cells/mcL; Hgb 13.0 gm/dL; Hct 56%, and Platelets 48,000 platelets/mcL (previously 120,000 platelets/mcL). What is the priority nursing intervention?

Hint

Be sure to consider describing words like first, next, priority, before, and after in questions. They indicate that there is one particular correct answer, even if the other answer choices may be related to the question.

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