Health Assessment - Peripheral Vascular System
Questions with Correct Answers 2025/2026
A client reports pain in the legs that begins with walking but is relieved by rest. Which condition
should the nurse assess the client for? - CORRECT ANSWER -Peripheral vascular problems
If palpable, superficial inguinal nodes are expected to be: - CORRECT ANSWER -Nontender,
mobile, and 1 cm in diameter
The nurse is providing care for a 61-year-old female smoker who is 30 kg overweight and was
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes several years prior. Which of the following teaching points
regarding the prevention of peripheral artery disease (PAD) is most accurate? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Quitting smoking and keeping good control of your blood sugar levels are important.
During a physical examination, the nurse detects warm skin and brown pigmentation around an
adult client's ankles. The nurse suspects that the client may be experiencing - CORRECT
ANSWER -venous insufficiency
A client presents to the health care clinic with a 3-week history of pain and swelling of the right
foot. A nurse inspects the foot and observes swelling and a large ulcer on the heel. The client
reports the right heel is very painful and he has trouble walking. Which nursing diagnosis should
the nurse confirm from these data? - CORRECT ANSWER -Impaired Skin Integrity
Walking contracts the calf muscles and forces blood away from the heart. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to the office for evaluation of pain in his legs. He is a
two-pack per day smoker since the age of 16, but he is otherwise healthy. The nurse is
concerned that the client may have peripheral arterial disease. Which of the following is a
common symptom that could indicate peripheral arterial disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Intermittent claudication
, When you enter the room of a hospitalized client, you note that the client is guarding her left
leg, which is swollen and reddened. You should identify the signs and symptoms of what
complication of hospitalization? - CORRECT ANSWER -Venous thromboembolism
What pulse is located in the groove between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Posterior tibial
The diagnosis of superficial phlebitis increases the client's risk for which vascular disorder? -
CORRECT ANSWER -deep vein thrombosis
While performing a routine check-up on an 81-year-old retired grain farmer in the vascular
surgery clinic, the nurse notes that he has a history of chronic arterial insufficiency. Which of the
following physical examination findings of the lower extremities would be expected with this
disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -Thin, shiny, atrophic skin
Which of the following wounds is most likely attributable to neuropathy? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
painless wound on the sole of the client's foot, which is surrounded by calloused skin
A nurse receives an order to perform a compression test to assess the competence of the valves
in a client's varicose veins. Which action by the nurse demonstrates the correct way to perform
this test? - CORRECT ANSWER -Firmly compress the lower portion of the varicose vein
Which reading of the ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) should the nurse recognize as
indicative of a normal healthy person? - CORRECT ANSWER -1.00
The nurse is assessing an older adult. The client states that she feels a constant, sharp pain only
when walking. The nurse suspects the client is experiencing what? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Intermittent claudication
Questions with Correct Answers 2025/2026
A client reports pain in the legs that begins with walking but is relieved by rest. Which condition
should the nurse assess the client for? - CORRECT ANSWER -Peripheral vascular problems
If palpable, superficial inguinal nodes are expected to be: - CORRECT ANSWER -Nontender,
mobile, and 1 cm in diameter
The nurse is providing care for a 61-year-old female smoker who is 30 kg overweight and was
diagnosed with type 2 diabetes several years prior. Which of the following teaching points
regarding the prevention of peripheral artery disease (PAD) is most accurate? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Quitting smoking and keeping good control of your blood sugar levels are important.
During a physical examination, the nurse detects warm skin and brown pigmentation around an
adult client's ankles. The nurse suspects that the client may be experiencing - CORRECT
ANSWER -venous insufficiency
A client presents to the health care clinic with a 3-week history of pain and swelling of the right
foot. A nurse inspects the foot and observes swelling and a large ulcer on the heel. The client
reports the right heel is very painful and he has trouble walking. Which nursing diagnosis should
the nurse confirm from these data? - CORRECT ANSWER -Impaired Skin Integrity
Walking contracts the calf muscles and forces blood away from the heart. - CORRECT ANSWER -
False
A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to the office for evaluation of pain in his legs. He is a
two-pack per day smoker since the age of 16, but he is otherwise healthy. The nurse is
concerned that the client may have peripheral arterial disease. Which of the following is a
common symptom that could indicate peripheral arterial disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Intermittent claudication
, When you enter the room of a hospitalized client, you note that the client is guarding her left
leg, which is swollen and reddened. You should identify the signs and symptoms of what
complication of hospitalization? - CORRECT ANSWER -Venous thromboembolism
What pulse is located in the groove between the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Posterior tibial
The diagnosis of superficial phlebitis increases the client's risk for which vascular disorder? -
CORRECT ANSWER -deep vein thrombosis
While performing a routine check-up on an 81-year-old retired grain farmer in the vascular
surgery clinic, the nurse notes that he has a history of chronic arterial insufficiency. Which of the
following physical examination findings of the lower extremities would be expected with this
disease? - CORRECT ANSWER -Thin, shiny, atrophic skin
Which of the following wounds is most likely attributable to neuropathy? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
painless wound on the sole of the client's foot, which is surrounded by calloused skin
A nurse receives an order to perform a compression test to assess the competence of the valves
in a client's varicose veins. Which action by the nurse demonstrates the correct way to perform
this test? - CORRECT ANSWER -Firmly compress the lower portion of the varicose vein
Which reading of the ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) should the nurse recognize as
indicative of a normal healthy person? - CORRECT ANSWER -1.00
The nurse is assessing an older adult. The client states that she feels a constant, sharp pain only
when walking. The nurse suspects the client is experiencing what? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Intermittent claudication
