An older patient is diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency. What should the nurse instruct this patient?
A. Dangle legs over the side of the bed several times per day.
B. Keep legs in a dependent position as much as possible.
C. Limit ambulation.
D. Avoid the use of knee-high hose or girdles.
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
A nurse works in delivery and is attending two women in labor. The patient in bed A asks how dilated the patient in bed B is. The nurse tells her, "She is farther along than you. She is 7 cm dilated and 100 percent effaced." This is an example of:
1. standard of care. 2. informed consent. 3. permission to treat. 4. breaking confidentiality.
When explaining to a patient why his prostate is enlarging, the nurse will mention that which of the following hormones may contribute to the prostatic hyperplasia? Select all that apply
A) Glucocorticoids B) Testosterone C) Dihydrotestosterone D) Estrogens E) Progesterone
Which of the following is true about the chi-square statistic?
a. Expected and observed frequencies or proportions are compared. b. Interval level data are used for all variables. c. Post hoc testing is used to identify areas of group differences. d. Results are reported in terms of differences between group means.
A patient who is being treated for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) complains of chest pain and shortness of breath. What should the nurse do first?
1. Elevate the head of the bed and begin oxygen therapy. 2. Measure the patient's blood pressure. 3. Assess the extremity with the thrombosis. 4. Assess the pulses on the extremity with the thrombosis.