DVT, VTE, PE, & ANTICOAGULATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The nurse teaches the patient with any venous disorder that the best way to prevent
venous stasis and increase venous return to the heart is:
A. Take short walks
B. Sit with legs elevated
C. Frequently rotate the ankles
D. Always wear elastic compression stockings - Correct Answers -A. Take short walks
What is a Deep Vein Thrombosis?
A. A blood clot that has separated and traveled to the lungs
B. Blood clot that forms in a vein deep inside the body and mainly affects the large veins
in the lower leg and thigh
C. Formation of plaque in the arteries
D. An infection often of the lower legs - Correct Answers -B. Blood clot that forms in a
vein deep inside the body and mainly affects the large veins in the lower leg and thigh
A client is receiving Warfarin (Coumadin) for a chronic condition. Which client statement
requires immediate action by the nurse?
A. "I will avoid contact sports"
B. "I will take my medication in the early evening each day"
C. "I will increase dark-green, leafy vegetables in my diet"
D. "I will contact my HCP if I develop excessive bruising" - Correct Answers -C. "I will
increase dark-green, leafy vegetables in my diet"
The client has an international normalized ratio (INR) value of 1.5. What action will the
nurse take?
A. Administer an additional dose of warfarin (Coumadin)
B. Hold the next dose of warfarin (Coumadin)
C. Increase the heparin drip rate
D. Administer protamine sulfate - Correct Answers -A. Administer an additional dose of
warfarin (Coumadin)
Which indirect thrombin inhibitor is only given subcutaneously and does not need
routine coagulation tests?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The nurse teaches the patient with any venous disorder that the best way to prevent
venous stasis and increase venous return to the heart is:
A. Take short walks
B. Sit with legs elevated
C. Frequently rotate the ankles
D. Always wear elastic compression stockings - Correct Answers -A. Take short walks
What is a Deep Vein Thrombosis?
A. A blood clot that has separated and traveled to the lungs
B. Blood clot that forms in a vein deep inside the body and mainly affects the large veins
in the lower leg and thigh
C. Formation of plaque in the arteries
D. An infection often of the lower legs - Correct Answers -B. Blood clot that forms in a
vein deep inside the body and mainly affects the large veins in the lower leg and thigh
A client is receiving Warfarin (Coumadin) for a chronic condition. Which client statement
requires immediate action by the nurse?
A. "I will avoid contact sports"
B. "I will take my medication in the early evening each day"
C. "I will increase dark-green, leafy vegetables in my diet"
D. "I will contact my HCP if I develop excessive bruising" - Correct Answers -C. "I will
increase dark-green, leafy vegetables in my diet"
The client has an international normalized ratio (INR) value of 1.5. What action will the
nurse take?
A. Administer an additional dose of warfarin (Coumadin)
B. Hold the next dose of warfarin (Coumadin)
C. Increase the heparin drip rate
D. Administer protamine sulfate - Correct Answers -A. Administer an additional dose of
warfarin (Coumadin)
Which indirect thrombin inhibitor is only given subcutaneously and does not need
routine coagulation tests?
