Exam 23: Vascular Disorders

Following the guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians, the nursing care plan for a patient with deep vein thrombosis should include teaching the patient about taking which of the following medications?

Which finding should the nurse expect when assessing a 30-year-old man with cardiovascular disease?

Which of the following antihypertensive medications does the nurse anticipate administering for a patient newly diagnosed with hypertension?

Which statement by a patient with hypertension indicates to the nurse that more teaching is needed?

To evaluate the effectiveness of atorvastatin (Lipitor®) in reducing the risk of heart disease, the nurse would expect to see:

Which manifestation is the nurse likely to assess in the patient with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)?

Which patient statement indicates to the nurse that more teaching is needed about preventing episodes of Raynaud disease?

When counseling a patient, the nurse explains that according to the 2017 American Heart Association guidelines his blood pressure of 135/85 is a diagnosis of:

When teaching a community health class on cardiac risk factor reduction, which serum cholesterol and triglyceride values does the nurse recommend as desirable?

What is the best explanation the nurse should give when a patient asks how his Zestorectic® works?

When assessing a patient with a venous ulcer due to chronic venous insufficiency, the nurse would expect the ulcer to be located:

An assessment of the patient with hypertensive crisis will most likely reveal:

When assessing a patient with long-standing claudication, the nurse is most likely to assess:

The nurse anticipates that a patient without comorbidities and a blood pressure of 125/75 mmHg will be most likely be treated:

Which statement by a patient with chronic venous insufficiency indicates that more teaching is needed about measures to prevent varicose veins?

When assessing the ankle-brachial index in a patient with peripheral artery disease, the nurse:

Which direction should the nurse give to a pregnant woman who has developed varicose veins in her legs?

Which statement by a patient about lipid levels does the nurse need to clarify?

The nurse should expect which finding in a patient with thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)?

When taking a history from a patient with peripheral vascular disease (PVD), the nurse would expect to find that the patient: