The Nurse Is Completing a Physical Assessment with an Older

question 2

Multiple Choice

The nurse is completing a physical assessment with an older patient. What should be included when assessing the peripheral vascular system? Select all that apply.

• A) Palpating peripheral pulses
• B) Assessing for edema using a tape measure
• C) Measuring the blood pressure on each arm
• D) Observing the color and temperature of the skin
• E) Noticing the hairiness or lack of hair on the extremities

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values from the mean.

Skewed

Skewed describes a distribution that is asymmetrical, where its tail extends more on one side than the other, often used in statistical data analysis.

Standard Deviation

An indicator of the degree of difference or spread among a collection of numbers.

Confidence Interval

A continuum of values, originating from sample-derived statistics, that is considered likely to embrace the value of a mysterious population parameter.