ATI RN
ATI Comprehensive Predictor 2023 Exit exam A Questions
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Question 1 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a continuous IV infusion of heparin. The prescription states to adjust the infusion rate to maintain an aPTT of 60 to 80 seconds. The client's aPTT is 50 seconds. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Increasing the infusion rate adjusts heparin to achieve the therapeutic aPTT range of 60-80 seconds, as 50 seconds indicates under-anticoagulation. Stopping or decreasing worsens under-anticoagulation. Maintaining doesn't correct the low aPTT.
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