A Nurse Performing a Head to Toe Neurovascular Check on a Patient

question 21

Multiple Choice

A nurse performing a head to toe neurovascular check on a patient in a long leg cast notes an indication of altered perfusion as evidenced by:

• A) capillary refill of 3 seconds.
• B) palpable peripheral pulses.
• C) warm feet and hands.
• D) numbness of distal limb.

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