The nurse is caring for an elderly patient. While auscultating the patient’s apical pulse, the nurse notices an irregular rhythm. The nurse suspects which causative factor for the patient’s dysrhythmia?

A patient with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is prescribed a daily dose of aspirin. The nurse correctly explains the drug prescription by making which statement?

Your 45 yr old female patient c/o her legs feeling full and very heavy during walking. She also c/o itching to both lower extremities. On inspection several tortuous twisted vessels are seen. Based on the signs and symptoms, what will the patient be treat for?

A patient complains of intermittent claudication, the nurse would expect to note which clinical finding?

Diastole in blood pressure indicates what action during the cardiac cycle?

The nurse is caring for a patient with Raynaud disease, a Periphral Artery Disease,  who is employed as a construction worker, he has hypertension, and smokes one-half to one pack of cigarettes per day. Which teaching point would the nurse not include?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a history of hypertension. Which information is most important for the nurse to obtain?

The nurse is teaching a patient about the purpose of telemetry monitoring. Which statement indicates that the nurse’s teaching has been successful?

Which of the following would not be included in the signs and symptoms of “6 P’s” of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) ?

The nurse is preparing a care plan for a person with late-stage Parkinson disease (PD). Aside from the triad characteristics of PD, which symptom is absent as the disease continues to advance?