Exam 18: Care of Patients with Hypertension and Peripheral Vascular Disease

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm who complains of sudden,intense abdominal pain and light-headedness.What action should the nurse take next?

Which factor(s)may be useful in preventing peripheral vascular disease (PVD)?

The nurse is caring for a patient with Raynaud disease who is employed as a construction worker,has hypertension,and smokes one-half to one pack of cigarettes per day.What teaching points should the nurse include in discharge instructions?

The home health nurse is caring for a patient with a blood pressure reading of 200/160.The patient denies any discomfort.The nurse should immediately contact the health care provider to report that the patient is experiencing which problem?

An 86-year-old patient asks why her ankles have a brownish discoloration and the skin looks thick.Which response best addresses the patient's concern?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a deep venous thrombosis (DVT).Which finding requires the nurse's immediate attention?

The patient has been prescribed a low-sodium diet.Which food choice indicates that the patient requires additional teaching?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a deep venous thrombosis (DVT).Which medication would likely be used for initial inpatient treatment?

The nurse is educating an older adult patient who is taking antihypertensives with diuretics.Which information regarding safety precautions is most important for the nurse to include?

Which blood pressure findings constitute a diagnosis of hypertension?

The nurse is caring for an 80-year-old long-resident in a term care facility.Which intervention(s)should the nurse plan to enhance blood flow?

Which intervention(s)is/are important for a patient with venous insufficiency?

The patient who has a history of smoking and alcohol abuse is most likely to develop __________ hypertension.

The nurse is teaching a pregnant patient who works as a cashier in a grocery store about varicose vein prevention.Which instruction is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan?

The student nurse is planning a community group presentation on hypertension.Which group of individuals should the student identify as having the highest incidence of hypertension?

Which problems are potential complications of uncontrolled hypertension?

The nurse is caring for a patient who underwent endovenous laser treatment.Which statement indicates that the nurse's teaching about postprocedure management has been successful?

The nurse is teaching a patient who takes warfarin (Coumadin)about a coagulation monitoring device.Which blood clotting time should the device monitors?

Which medication is the most common and effective antiplatelet aggregation agent?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a new prescription for a loop diuretic.Which nutritional intervention is most important for the nurse to add to the care plan?