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Title: A patient who takes daily doses of aspirin is scheduled for surgery in the next few days. The nurse ... Post by: 18ryanmandich on Jan 24, 2018 A patient who takes daily doses of aspirin is scheduled for surgery in the next few days. The nurse should advise the patient to
a. continue to use aspirin as scheduled. b. stop using aspirin immediately. c. stop using aspirin 3 days prior to surgery. d. reduce the aspirin dosage by half until after surgery. Title: A patient who takes daily doses of aspirin is scheduled for surgery in the next few days. The nurse ... Post by: t3amo123 on Jan 24, 2018 ANS: B
Aspirin must be withdrawn at least 1 week prior to surgery. Aspirin cannot be continued as scheduled, because the risk for bleeding is too great. An interval of 3 days is not long enough for the bleeding effects of aspirin to be reversed. Cutting the dose in half will not reduce the effects of bleeding associated with aspirin use. |