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

The nurse is caring for a patient with peripheral vascular disease (PVD).The nurse understands that which age-related changes may cause PVD?

The nurse is caring for a 75-year-old patient with a history of diabetes and peripheral vascular disease (PVD).The nurse observes an inflamed and excoriated area on the patient's right shin.Which intervention should the nurse perform first?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a compression dressing.Which action indicates appropriate wound care?

Which words compose part of the "5 Ps" of arterial disease?

The nurse is caring for a patient with peripheral arterial disease who complains of 3/10 pain in the lower extremities.The nurse observes a 0.5 cm ×1 cm ulcer on the left lower leg,and the lower legs are shiny and hairless bilaterally.The nurse identifies which priority problem statement/nursing diagnosis?

Which findings characterize peripheral vascular disease (PVD)?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a history of peripheral arterial disease.The patient complains of significant claudication,and findings of an ankle-brachial index are abnormal.The nurse anticipates that this patient will most likely require which type of procedure?