The home care nurse visits a client to perform a dressing change on a leg ulcer. The client has diabetes mellitus and a history
of cardiac disease and is taking one aspirin daily in addition to other medications as prescribed. The client tells the nurse that dental surgery is scheduled and asks the nurse whether the aspirin should be discontinued. The nurse should most appropriatelymake which statement to the client?
1. "The pharmacist should be called."
2. "There is no risk to having such a minor surgery while taking aspirin."
3. "Aspirin has no effect on the surgical procedure and may minimize discomfort."
4. "Dental surgery can safely be done usually 10 days after stopping the aspirin, depending on the health care provider's (HCP) preference."
The correct answer is 4. "Dental surgery can safely be done usually 10 days after stopping the aspirin, depending on the health care provider's (HCP) preference."
Explanation:
Aspirin is a common medicine used to treat multiple conditions including pain and inflammation, also, it is common this is used to prevent certain heart diseases and heart attacks. Despite this, as an adverse effect aspirin might lead to excessive bleeding especially after operations which can last up to 10 days. This means, aspirin should be avoided at least 10 days before surgery, according to this, the most appropriate statement, in this case, is "Dental surgery can safely be done usually 10 days after stopping the aspirin, depending on the health care provider's (HCP) preference" as this is the only statement that considers the risk of excessive bleeding aspirin can cause.
