During an assessment of a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus the nurse plans interventions to address peripheral vascular disease. What information from the assessment did the nurse use to formulate this plan? (Select all that apply.)
1. Thick toenails
2. Feet cold to touch
3. Full and bounding pulses
4. Shiny skin on the lower legs
5. Legs are red when dependent
Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5
1. A macrovascular complication of diabetes mellitus is peripheral vascular disease. Manifestations of peripheral vascular disease include thick toenails.
2. A macrovascular complication of diabetes mellitus is peripheral vascular disease. Manifestations of peripheral vascular disease include feet cold to touch.
3. A macrovascular complication of diabetes mellitus is peripheral vascular disease. Manifestations of peripheral vascular disease include diminished pulses, not full and bounding.
4. A macrovascular complication of diabetes mellitus is peripheral vascular disease. Manifestations of peripheral vascular disease include shiny skin on the lower legs which indicates atrophic skin changes.
5. A macrovascular complication of diabetes mellitus is peripheral vascular disease. Manifestations of peripheral vascular disease include redness of the legs when in the dependent position.
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