The Nurse Educator Is Teaching a Group of Nursing Students

question 13

Multiple Choice

The nurse educator is teaching a group of nursing students how to perform an assessment of the client's peripheral vascular system. Which student statements indicate an appropriate understanding of the peripheral vascular assessment? Select all that apply.

• A) "I need to take a blood pressure only in the client's right arm."
• B) "The best way to assess the carotid pulses is palpate one side and then the other."
• C) "It will be difficult to assess the client's carotid pulses if the client is obese."
• D) "I should inspect the arms to ensure that they are close to the same size."
• E) "I should look at the extremities to ensure that hair distribution is normal and symmetrical. The skin should be clean and free of any lesions."

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