A Patient Has Been Diagnosed with Venous Stasis

question 25

Multiple Choice

A patient has been diagnosed with venous stasis.Which of the following would the nurse most likely observe?

• A)A unilateral cool foot
• B)Thin,shiny,atrophic skin
• C)Pallor of the toes and cyanosis of the nailbeds
• D)A brownish discoloration to the skin of the lower leg

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Definitions:

Mean

The average of a set of numbers, calculated by dividing the sum of all the values in the set by the number of values.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that represents the number of successes in a fixed number of independent Bernoulli trials, each with the same probability of success.

Binomial Table

A mathematical table used to determine the probability of obtaining various numbers of successes in a fixed number of trials in a binomial experiment.

Cumulative Probability

This term refers to the probability that a random variable is less than or equal to a specified value.