NSG 6020 - Week 6 PV Integ Study Guide.
Questions and Answers. A+ Graded.
You are assessing a 59-year-old gas station owner for atherosclerosis in the
lower extremities. In which of the following locations would the patient's
pain make you concerned for this disease process? Calf
A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to your office for evaluation of
pain in his legs. He has smoked two packs per day since the age of 16, but
he is otherwise healthy. You are concerned that he may have peripheral
vascular disease. Which of the following is part of common or concerning
symptoms for the peripheral vascular system? Intermittent claudication
A patient has bilateral pitting edema of the feet. While assessing the
peripheral vascular system, the nurse's primary focus should be:
Venous function of the lower extremities
A patient has a positive Homans' sign. The nurse knows that a positive
Homans' sign may indicate: deep vein thrombosis.
The major artery that supplies blood to arm brachial artery
To assess the dorsalis pedis artery, the nurse would palpate
lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe. The dorsalis pedis artery is located
on the dorsum of the foot. Palpate just lateral to and parallel with the extensor
tendon of the big toe.
The nurse is reviewing an assessment of a patient's peripheral pulses and
notices that the documentation states that the radial pulses are "2+." The
nurse recognizes that this reading indicates what type ofpulse?
A.Bounding
B.Normal
C.Weak
D.Absent
, Which of the following assessment findings is most consistent with
clubbing of the fingernails?
An angle of the nail base of 180 degrees or greater with a nail base that feels
spongy
During an assessment, the nurse notes that a patient's left arm is swollen
from the shoulder down to the fingers, with nonpitting edema. The right
Questions and Answers. A+ Graded.
You are assessing a 59-year-old gas station owner for atherosclerosis in the
lower extremities. In which of the following locations would the patient's
pain make you concerned for this disease process? Calf
A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to your office for evaluation of
pain in his legs. He has smoked two packs per day since the age of 16, but
he is otherwise healthy. You are concerned that he may have peripheral
vascular disease. Which of the following is part of common or concerning
symptoms for the peripheral vascular system? Intermittent claudication
A patient has bilateral pitting edema of the feet. While assessing the
peripheral vascular system, the nurse's primary focus should be:
Venous function of the lower extremities
A patient has a positive Homans' sign. The nurse knows that a positive
Homans' sign may indicate: deep vein thrombosis.
The major artery that supplies blood to arm brachial artery
To assess the dorsalis pedis artery, the nurse would palpate
lateral to the extensor tendon of the great toe. The dorsalis pedis artery is located
on the dorsum of the foot. Palpate just lateral to and parallel with the extensor
tendon of the big toe.
The nurse is reviewing an assessment of a patient's peripheral pulses and
notices that the documentation states that the radial pulses are "2+." The
nurse recognizes that this reading indicates what type ofpulse?
A.Bounding
B.Normal
C.Weak
D.Absent
, Which of the following assessment findings is most consistent with
clubbing of the fingernails?
An angle of the nail base of 180 degrees or greater with a nail base that feels
spongy
During an assessment, the nurse notes that a patient's left arm is swollen
from the shoulder down to the fingers, with nonpitting edema. The right
