NSG 6020 WEEK 6 PV INTEG STUDY GUIDE
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 arm is
normal. The patient had a mastectomy 1 year ago. The nurse suspects which
problem?
Lymphedema
Which of the following statements is true regarding the arterial system?
The arterial system is a high-pressure system.
When assessing a patient the nurse practitioner documents the left femoral
pulse as 0/0-4+. Which of the following findings would the nurse practitioner
expect at the dorsalis pedis pulse?
0/0-4+ Pulsations are graded on a four-point scale: 0, absent; 1+, weak; 2+,
normal; 3+, increased; 4+, bounding. If a pulse is absent at the femoral site, one
would expect the dorsalis pedis pulse to be absent also.
Which of the following veins are responsible for most of the venous return in
the arm?
1.Deep veins
2.Ulnar veins
3.Subclavian veins
4.Superficial veins
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 arm is
normal. The patient had a mastectomy 1 year ago. The nurse suspects which
problem?
Lymphedema
Which of the following statements is true regarding the arterial system?
The arterial system is a high-pressure system.
When assessing a patient the nurse practitioner documents the left femoral
pulse as 0/0-4+. Which of the following findings would the nurse practitioner
expect at the dorsalis pedis pulse?
0/0-4+ Pulsations are graded on a four-point scale: 0, absent; 1+, weak; 2+,
normal; 3+, increased; 4+, bounding. If a pulse is absent at the femoral site, one
would expect the dorsalis pedis pulse to be absent also.
Which of the following veins are responsible for most of the venous return in
the arm?
1.Deep veins
2.Ulnar veins
3.Subclavian veins
4.Superficial veins
