The nurse at a long-term care facility is conducting an admission assessment of a new male resident who is Caucasian
On inspection of the resident's lower extremities, the nurse notes that his shins and ankles have a gray-brown color tone and are visibly shiny. The nurse should conduct further assessments in light of the possibility that the resident may have:
A) Venous insufficiency
B) An arterial occlusion
C) Raynaud's disease
D) A deep vein thrombosis
A
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1. Saturation 2. Modification 3. Hydrogenation 4. Emulsification
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a. place the blood pressure cuff on the left upper arm. b. place the blood pressure cuff on the right upper arm. c. place the blood pressure cuff on the right lower arm. d. use direct (invasive) blood pressure measurement.