Exam 36: Vascular Disorders

A normal age-related change in older adults that makes them susceptible to cardiovascular disease is:

A patient has returned from a vein ligation and stripping.Nursing care would include instructions to:

The nurse cautions a patient that one of the characteristics of a venous stasis ulcer is:

The obese postsurgical patient complains of sudden discomfort in her leg.The nurse assesses the leg and finds it cold and pale with no pedal or popliteal pulse.These are signs of:

A 69-year-old patient reports a burning,aching pain in the legs when walking to the mailbox.These symptoms are relieved with rest.The nurse would suspect:

The nurse records that the patient has a 3+ edema to the right foot,which means that the nurse's thumb depressed the edematous area to a depth of:

Vascular disease disorders often require the use of elastic stockings.When caring for a patient with elastic stockings,the nurse should:

When the patient inquires how something as simple as walking could help his venous vascular disorder,the nurse explains that walking will:

While performing an intake examination on a patient with PVD,the nurse identifies a factor that aggravates vascular disease,which is that the patient:

The nurse explains that the major advantage of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH)is that LMWH can be given:

The patient with Raynaud disease has a nursing diagnosis of "Ineffective tissue perfusion,related to vasoconstriction" is being given discharge instructions.The nurse would caution the patient to:

The nurse assesses that the teaching plan for the use of warfarin was not effective when the patient says:

The nurse records the assessment of stasis dermatitis on an intake assessment for a patient with peripheral vascular disease (PVD).This assessment indicates the presence of:

After surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm,the nurse would assess the patient for:

Patient teaching for the patient with varicose veins should include:

The nurse explains that when the patient history reveals a recent episode of vomiting and diarrhea,the nurse anticipates that this fluid loss will cause ____________________ and increased blood viscosity.

The nurse explains that the lining of a vessel that allows for smooth blood flow and also reduced resistance in the vessel is the ____________________ of the vessel.

A patient with arterial insufficiency should be instructed to:

The nurse recognizes that the effect of warfarin (Coumadin)will be lessened when the patient is also taking:

An important postoperative sign to report immediately when caring for a patient with an endarterectomy with a synthetic graft is: