A patient has been diagnosed with peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities. What site would the nurse use to assess circulation of the legs?
A) radial artery B) dorsalis pedis artery C) temporal artery D) carotid artery
B
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All of the following are contraindications for an adolescent boy's participation in sports, EXCEPT
a. poorly controlled seizure disorder. c. cardiomyopathy. b. absence of a paired organ. d. varicocele.
The nurse is admitting a client with a fractured hip. The client points to the painful hip and describes it as a constant throbbing. The nurse would include which of the following when continuing the pain assessment on this client?
1. Intensity, precipitating and relieving factors, impact on ADLs, and coping strategies 2. Intensity, quality, location, and impact on ADLs 3. Intensity, quality, pattern, and precipitating factors 4. Intensity, quality, precipitating and relieving factors, and impact on ADLs
Decisions on handling missing values must be based on the amount of missing data and how missing data are patterned. When is addressing missing data especially important?
A) Sensitivity analyses B) Intention-to-treat analyses C) Missing completely at random values pattern D) Missing at random values pattern
While the nurse is taking the client's blood pressure, the client asks if the reading is high
In accordance with the newest guidelines, the nurse informs the client that which of the following blood pressure measurements is consistent with hypertension? a. 120/70 b. 130/84 c. 120/78 d. 118/80