Reference no: EM133249790

Mrs. Concepcion, a 55-year-old patient, was admitted to the floor with a deep vein thrombosis diagnosis. Around a week ago, the client found swelling in her left leg, but chose to treat it at home. The lower leg, four days later, was very edematous, warm and painful to lift. The client was admitted to the hospital after an office visit. This is first-time hospitalization of Mrs. Concepcion. Examined, you find the left leg colder than the right one. The circumference of the left thigh is 3 inches greater than the one of the right. After the loading dose bolus was administered, the prescribing doctor prescribed a heparin IV drip. The drip contained 10,000 units of heparin at 10 mL / h (200 units / h) per 500 mL of D5W. The prescribing practitioner expects Mrs. Concepcion to be weaned from the drip of heparin and to start on subcutaneous heparin within 5 days. She is being given Coumadin at the time of discharge.

1. Using the presented case, how would you ensure high compliance of Mrs. Concepcion in administering her take home medications?