Update on correct PVD case study answers:
1. D
2. C
3. D
4. C
5. 31
6. C
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. B, E
11. B
12. B
13. D
14. D
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. B
20. D
21. A
22. B
23. D
24. C
25. A
26. B
27. B
28. B
29. A
30. B
31. B

Correct answers as of 11/28/2015

1. D - Prepare Hans for surgery
2. C - Assign 2 nurses to place the items
3. D - So all members of the OR team participate
4. C - Ensure that the limb is sent to the incinerator
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6. C - Medicate Hans
7. A - Phantom limb pain is caused by the severing of peripheral nerves.
8. A - Assess the client's blood pressure and pulse
9. A - Place a large tourniquet proximal
10. B - Check Han's arm identification and blood bands AND
E - Infuse the unit of blood using an intravenous control pump
11. B - Explain that the right leg should not be elevated on pillows.
12. B - Putting him on his stomach will help
13. D - Ask the UAP to orient the new client to the room
14. D - Exhibit increased blood supply to the extremity
15. B - Counsel on ways to prevent emotional upsets.
16. C - Push the residual limb against a hard surface every 2 hours
17. D - We need to make sure the stump is cone-shaped
18. D - I decided to call my right leg "Stumpy" and my prosthesis "The Tree"
19. B - Refer Hans to a professional counselor ASAP
20. D - The large number of homeless who are mentally ill
21. A - Would you like me to call the social worker
22. B - You can visit the apartment and talk to the staff
23. D - If I get a cut or wound on my left foot I will come to the Veteran's clinic
24. C - Does the use of your crutches make you feel safer
25. A - Obtain a culture of the incisional drainage
26. B - I didn't feel anything when I cut my foot, and it doesn't hurt
27. B - Intermittent claudication
28. B - I will not use any type of heating pad on my leg
29. A - Notify the clinic if you develop any white patches
30. B - Call Hans to obtain permission to visit and arrange a time
31. B - I hope to help you stay out of the hospital