The Nurse Is Performing Peripheral Vascular Assessment on a Bedridden

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse is performing peripheral vascular assessment on a bedridden patient and notes the following findings in the right leg: increased warmth,swelling,redness,tenderness to palpation,and a positive Homan's sign.The nurse would:

• A)reevaluate the patient in a few hours.
• B)consider this a normal finding for a bedridden patient.
• C)seek emergency referral because of the risk of pulmonary embolism.
• D)ask the patient to raise his leg off of the bed and check for pain on elevation.

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