PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES A+ GRADED

PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES A+ GRADED A postoperative patient is receiving enoxaparin. The nurse identifies that the medication is not being effective when what assessment finding is noted? Generalized weakness and fatigue Crackles bilaterally in the lung bases Pain and swelling in the lower extremity Abdominal pain with decreased bowel sounds - ANS-Pain and swelling in the lower extremity Enoxaparin is a low-molecular-weight heparin used to prevent the development of deep vein thromboses (DVTs) in the postoperative period. Pain and swelling in the lower extremity can indicate development of DVT and therefore may signal ineffective medication therapy. Generalized weakness, fatigue, abdominal pain, and crackles in the bases of the lungs would not necessitate the use of enoxaparin. CONTINUES...