The nurse is preparing to administer medication to the following clients. Which medication should the nurse quesion?
1. Biguanide metformin (Glucophage) to client with Type 1 diabetes who has a blood glucose level of 180 mg/dL
2. Loop diuretic bumetanide (Bumex) to a client diagnosed with essential hypertension who has a B/P of 110/70.
3. The anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin) to a client diagnosed with congestive heart failure who has an INR of 4.2
4. The central-acting alpha agonist clonide (Catapres) to a client diagnosed with heart failure who has an apical pulse of 64
3. The anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin) to a client diagnosed with congestive heart failure who has an INR of 4.2
The INR is higher than the therapeutic range (NORMAL INR 2-3); therefore, the nurse should question administering the medicaiton.