Which Finding Would the Nurse Need to Report to the Health

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which finding would the nurse need to report to the health care provider as soon as possible?

• A)After beginning sequential compression device application,the client's toes are found to be cool to the touch and mottled,with absent pedal pulses.
• B)After applying antiemboli stockings,the client says the stockings feel snug.
• C)When applying antiemboli stockings,the nurse finds they are too small for this client.
• D)The client asks the nurse to wait to apply the antiembolism stockings until after breakfast.

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Definitions:

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