Exam 40: Nursing Management Vascular Disorders

The nurse is planning expected outcomes for a client with thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease). Which of the following outcomes has the highest priority for this client?

The nurse is discussing risk factor modification for a client who has a 4-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. The nurse should focus client teaching on which of the following risk factors?

The health care provider prescribes an infusion of argatroban and daily partial thromboplastin time (PTT) testing for a client with venous thrombo-embolism (VTE). Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?

The nurse is caring for a client with chronic atrial fibrillation who develops sudden severe pain, pulselessness, pallor, and coolness in the left leg. Which of the following actions should the nurse implement first?

The nurse has initiated discharge teaching for a client who is to be maintained on warfarin following hospitalization for venous thrombo-embolism (VTE). Which of the following client statements indicates that additional teaching is required?

Which of the following clients admitted to the emergency department should the nurse assess first?

A client with a venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) is started on enoxaparin and warfarin. The client asks the nurse why two medications are necessary. Which of the following responses by the nurse is accurate?

While working in the outpatient clinic, the nurse notes that the medical record states that a client has intermittent claudication. Which of the following client statements is consistent with this information?

Which of the following actions by a nurse who is administering fondaparinux to a client with venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) indicates that more education about the medication is needed?

Aclient at the clinic says, "I have always taken an evening walk, but lately my leg cramps and hurts after just a few minutes of walking. The pain goes away after I stop walking, though." Which of the following actions should the nurse implement?

The nurse is caring for a client with a right calf venous thrombo-embolism. Which of the following information requires immediate action by the nurse?

A client tells the health care provider about experiencing cold, numb fingers when running during the winter and is diagnosed with Raynaud's phenomenon. Based upon this diagnosis, the client should be investigated for which of the following conditions?

A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chronic venous insufficiency. Which of the following client statements is most consistent with this diagnosis?

The nurse notes bruising and discoloration of the right leg of a client that has just arrived in the recovery unit from having vein ligation surgery. Which of the following interventions is priority?

Immediately after repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a client has absent popliteal, posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis pulses. The legs are cool and mottled. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nurse is providing teaching to a client with critical limb ischemia. Which of the following client statements indicate further teaching is required?

A client asks the nurse if there are any natural products that would decrease anticoagulant effects. The nurse tells the client that which of the following natural products causes a decrease in anticoagulant effects?

Several hours after an open surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, the client develops a urinary output of 20 mL/hour for 2 hours. Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse anticipate?

The nurse is admitting a client to the emergency department with a history of an abdominal aortic aneurysm with severe back pain and absent pedal pulses. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Which of the following responses by a client that is on anticoagulant therapy indicates the need for further teaching?