The nurse examining a patient's antiembolitic stockings would do which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Prescribe Coumadin to be given daily.
b. Ensure that the stockings are the correct size.
c. Determine whether the stockings are knee-high or thigh-high.
d. Determine that the patient has audible pulses in the lower extremities.
e. Wash the patient's stockings every night when the patient goes to sleep.
f. Assure that the stockings have been removed at least once per day to examine the patient's skin.
B, C, D, F
When examining a patient's antiembolitic stockings, the nurse would: ensure that the stockings are the correct size; determine whether the stockings are knee-high or thigh-high; determine that the patient has audible pulses in the lower extremities; and assure that the stockings have been removed at least once per day to examine the patient's skin. The nurse's role does not include washing the patient's stockings or prescribing Coumadin.
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