Nurse Moose
    Ati rn vati comprehensive predictor proctored exam

    A nurse is caring for a client who has fractured ribs, has developed thrombophlebitis, and is being treated with a heparin drip. The client develops hematuria and has an activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) of 100 seconds (60 to 80 seconds). Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?