Ms Dittmer has been commenced on warfarin. She is having daily INR blood testing completed and the dose of warfarin is being adjusted every day.  Is it true or false whether the RN/RM is able to delegate to the EN to independantly use the warfarin protocol to calculate the dose of warfarin and then administer the warfarin independently? Medicines Management Policy - click hereSelect one:TrueFalse

Answer with True or False.As EN you have been delegated to care for Ms Dittmer with her uncontrollable pain, warfarin that requires titration and her pulse is 48. Due to the complexity of the patient and the unknown cause of her uncontrollable pain the EN able to decline the delegation of care for Ms Dittmer?Medicines Management Policy - cick hereSelect one:TrueFalse

Georgie Dittmer is one of a group of patients the registered nurse (RN)/registered midwife (RM) is being handed over for the first time. The enrolled nurse (EN) who is working in partnership with the RN/RM has been caring for Ms Dittmer for the last 3 days. The EN has been administering all of Ms Dittmer's medicines for the last 3 days. What are the responsibilities of the RN in regards to the EN administering Ms Dittmer's medicines?Medicine Management Policy - click hereSelect one:a. No assessment is required by the RN/RM, the EN can continue administering medicinesb. The RN/RM must complete a full assessment of Ms Dittmer and if there has been no change in her condition over the last 24 hours RN/RM may delegate full care to the ENc. The RN/RM will have to take over the administration of Ms Dittmer's medicines.d. No assessment of Ms Dittmer is required due to EN's not being permitted to administer medicines at Waikato DHBe. The EN must check all medicines first with the RN/RM, who need to sign verification as a second checker on the national medication chart  prior to administration

A nurse is caring for a 39-year-old female client on a medical-surgical floor. The interdisciplinary team has determined that the client is at a risk for the development of a pulmonary embolism and has therefore implemented prophylactic measures. The client is prescribed Warfarin therapy for its anticoagulant effects. Based on the nurse's understanding of the drug, the nurse confirms that the drug has reached a therapeutic level when which of the following coagulation results are obtained?The client's baseline coagulation studies:Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT): 30 secondsInternational normalized ratio (INR): 1.5Prothrombin time (PT): 10 secondsCassidy RhodyID: 112703Question 6Select one:1.PT 7 seconds, INR 2.52.PT 19 seconds, INR 2.03.PT 25 seconds, INR 2.14.aPTT 35 seconds, INR 3.0

A 34-year-old  female with a mechanical mitral valve has been taking warfarin  chronically to prevent thrombosis.Warfarin dose: 5 mg PO daily INR range for the past 6 months: 2.6 - 3.1 (INR goal 2.5 -  3.5)She was admitted  for ventricular tachycardi and started on Amiodarone infusion 150mg\dayWhich of these actions is considered the most safe practice ?Question 2Select one or more:A.Increase the dose of Warfarin after 3 days from initiation of amiodaroneB.Monitor INR closely C.Reduce the dose of amiodarone to 75 mgD.consider decreasing the dose of warfarin to 2.5mg \day

Ms Dittmer has atrial fibrillation which Is being treated with digoxin 0.25 mg daily.  The only tablets that are available are 62.5 micrograms..  As the EN, you are preparing to give Ms Dittmer her dose. You check her pulse, which is 48 bpm.  What are the appropriate steps?Medicines Management Policy 2018 - click hereSelect one:a. Inform the RN of the pulse then give Ms Dittmer the digoxin with out an independent second checker.b. Make a note of the pulse on the prescription chart and observation record, inform the RN of the findings. RN may choose to reassess Ms Dittmer and if the findings are the same, withhold the medication document on the prescription chart, in the medical record, and inform the prescriberc. Make a note of the pulse on the prescription chart and observation record, inform the RN of the findings. RN may choose to reassess Ms Dittmer and if the findings are the same, administer the medication using an independent double checker.d. Tell the RN about Ms Dittmer pulse and ask the RN to administer the medication independently, with a note in the medical record of your actionse. Give Ms Dittmer her medication, remembering to let the RN know of the pulse at handover, documenting in the medical record and on the prescription chart