The nurse is caring for a patient who has peripheral vascular disease and is experiencing intermittent claudication. What action is most appropriate for the nurse to take to relieve the pain?
a. Position the patient with his legs dependent
b. Administer oxygen
c. Encourage the patient to exercise his extremities during the painful episode
d. Administer narcotic analgesics
A
If the pain is in the legs, the patient should sit down and improve the delivery of oxygen to the legs by positioning the legs lower than the level of the heart. Administering oxygen, exercise, and providing narcotic analgesics may or may not be indicated.
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