NCLEX PN SHORT CASES COMPLETE WITH RATIONALE LATEST UPDATE 2023

The nurse receives a client from the post anesthesia care unit following a left femoral-popliteal bypass graft procedure. Which of the following assessments requires immediate notification of the health care provider? • Left foot is cool to the touch • Absent lef t pedal pulse using Doppler analysis • Inability to palpate the left pedal pulse • Acute pain in the left lower leg Although the inability to palpate the left pedal pulse, a cool extremity, and increased pain in the left lower leg are important findings, they all require additional nursing assessment prior to contacting the health care provider. In clients without palpable pedal pulses, the next step in the assessment is to perform a Doppler analysis. The inability to locate the left pedal pulse using the Doppler analysis requires immediately notifying the health care provider