Based on the aptt result, the nurse should immediately discontinue injections of Heparin to the patient. The patient is already having abnormally high aptt of 92. High aptt exceeding 70 which in the case of the patient is 92 is an indication that he is on spontaneous bleeding or hemorrhage. The nurse must immediately report the result to the attending physician for management.
He should have made his description more understandable for Mrs. Miller. An average Pt isn’t going to understand things like dysplastic nevus.
Answer:
D. It is outside the nurse's scope of practice to prescribe medication
Explanation:
In a health care facility, nurses are not allowed to prescribe drugs because it lies outside their scope.
Irrespective of the magnitude of complain from the patient, it is not the responsibility of the registered nurse to prescribe new drugs to a patient receiving care in healthcare facility.
Hence the nurse should refuse to grant the request of the patient.
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