Problem:
A 60-year-old female client is admitted to the surgical unit post-left total knee replacement for osteoarthritis. The client has been prescribed enoxaparin (Lovenox) 1 mg/kg subcutaneously daily for ten days. Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement below by selecting from the list of options provided. Fill in each blank space using the options below. A 60-year-old female client is admitted to the surgical unit post-left total knee replacement for osteoarthritis. The client has been prescribed enoxaparin (Lovenox) 1 mg/kg subcutaneously daily for ten days. Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement below by selecting from the list of options provided. Fill in each blank space using the options below. The nurse recognizes that enoxaparin is prescribed for (blank) prevention. A serious medication error is to give (Blank) in combination with enoxaparin. This combination may increase the risk for (Blank) . An independent double check most likely will be performed to detect potentially harmful medication (Blank). Pick the options below to fill in the (blanks) Options for 1 -Intracranial bleeding, Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), paim, Peripheral edma Options for 2 -Acetaminophen, morphine, protamine sulfate, heparin Options for 3 -Clotting, bleeding, neutropenia, polycythemia Options for 4-Errors, antidotes, abbreviations, incident reporting