A client with heart disease has a clot in the right atrium a…

A client with heart disease has a clot in the right atrium and is receiving a heparin sodium infusion at 1000 units/hr and warfarin sodium 7.5 mg at 1600 daily. The morning laboratory results are available. Which action would the nurse anticipate based on the client’s laboratory results?Laboratory Results Tests and Results                                                                   Reference RangeActivated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)       32 seconds               30-40 sec                                                                     International normalized ratio (INR)                     1.3 seconds                           0.81-1.2

A client who takes a diuretic every evening expresses frustr…

A client who takes a diuretic every evening expresses frustration with the medication and wants to stop taking it. When the nurse explores the reasoning, the client says, “It keeps me up all night. I feel like I should bring my pillow into the bathroom!” What suggestion can the nurse offer to help the client successfully adapt to this therapy?