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Question 8 10 pts A patient is being discharged home with a new prescription for warfarin. What information should the nurse provide in the discharge teaching concerning this medication? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY "Use a soft bristle tooth brush to help prevent bleeding from your gums." "Keep your blood work appointments every 2-4 weeks once the therapeutic level of warfarin is reached" "Use an electric shaver to help prevent bleeding from cuts from shaving." "Report any excessive bruising or bleeding to your health care provider." "Increase your intake of vitamin K in order to off-set the chance of bleeding with warfarin." Next Previous

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All apply except increase in vit k intake

• Use of a soft bristle to decrease the chances of bleeding as warfarin causes thining if blood.
• Once therapeutic level of warfarin is reached, blood work should be done every 2-4 week
• use electric shaver to reduce the chance of bleeding
• reporting of bruising or bleeding as the dose of warfarin may need to be monitored
• vit k intake should not be increased as it lessens the effectiveness of warfarin