A nurse is caring for a patient with a pulmonary embolism on…
A nurse is caring for a patient with a pulmonary embolism on a continuous infusion of heparin IV. The nurse sees that the platelet count has trended from 150,000 per mcL to 70,000 per mcL from day 1 to day 7 on the heparin infusion. The nurse is concerned about the patient developing Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Thrombosis Syndrome (HITTS). Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?