Exam 53: Management of Clients with Vascular Disorders

When a client complains of heaviness, aching, and itching of both legs for the past year, the nurse recognizes these complaints as being most suggestive of

The nurse would inform a client diagnosed with a 2-cm aneurysm that such aneurysms usually require

The nurse would explain to a client that anticoagulant therapy is used in the treatment of thromboembolic disease because anticoagulants can

For a client admitted with a history of chronic arterial insufficiency, the nurse would anticipate that physical assessment will reveal

A client's blood pressure is (150/76) mm Hg in the brachial artery and (162/80) mm Hg in the tibialis artery. After computing the A/B index, the nurse would record that the client's index indicates

Important health promotion measures a nurse could teach a client in order to avoid another episode of DVT include (Select all that apply)

An appropriate nursing diagnosis to guide self-care teaching for a client who has lymphedema is

Immediately after a client's revascularization surgery, the nurse would position the client with the

When a client with arterial insufficiency complains of being awakened at night by pain in the legs, the nurse would recommend that the client sleep

For a client with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), the nurse would include in the plan of nursing care the intervention of

The nurse reading the admission note for a client who has an arterial leg ulcer would anticipate that the ulcer will be characterized

A client who is overweight and smokes is newly diagnosed with thromboangiitis obliterans. The nurse's teaching plan would focus on the highest priority of

A client is scheduled to have a femoral-popliteal bypass with a synthetic graft. The nurse's preoperative teaching would include information about preoperative

A client is scheduled for a guillotine amputation and is crying, stating that he/she cannot live with "such an ugly leg." The information from the nurse that would best help the client cope with the upcoming surgery is to tell the client that

A nurse suspects a client has an acute arterial occlusion. Early assessment findings that would confirm her suspicion include (Select all that apply)

For a hospitalized client who experienced a sudden arterial occlusion yesterday, the nurse would review the chart for a history of

A client scheduled for a repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm reports increased abdominal pain accompanied by new onset of intense back and flank pain. The priority action by the nurse would be to

When teaching foot care to a client with chronic arterial occlusive disease, the nurse would tell the client to avoid