A nurse is caring for a client receiving a heparin intravenous (IV) infusion. Does the nurse expect which of the following laboratory will be prescribed to monitor the therapeutic effect of heparin?
1
Prothrombin time (PT)
2
Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)
3
Hematocrit (Hgb)
4
Hemoglobin (Hct)