Vascular Practice Questions-Angie

1. The nurse is teaching a hospitalized client who has had aorta iliac bypass grafting about measures to improve circulation. The nurse would tell to do which?

Keep the ankles uncrossed

3. The nurse is collecting data from a client with varicose veins. Which finding would the nurse identify as an indication of a potential complication associated with this disorder?

The client complains of leg edema, & skin breakdown has strated

Numbness & tingling in the leg.

5. A client who has undergone a cardiac catheterizaton using the right femoral approach is returned to the nursing unit. Thirty minutes later the client complains of numbness and tingling of the right foot. The pedal pulse is weak, & the foot is pale. The nurse notifies the registered nurse because the symptoms are consistent with which problem.

2. A client has just return from the cardiac catheterization laboratory. The left femoral vessel was used as the access site. After returning the client to bed and conducting an initial assessment, the nurse assisting in caring for the client expects the cardiologist to write a prescription for the client to remain on bed rest. In which position would the bed be positioned?

With the head of bed elevated no more than 30 degrees.