The nurse is planning care for a patient who was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT). What should be included in this plan of care?
1. Activity as tolerated.
2. Measure and apply elastic antiembolism stockings.
3. Encourage the patient to sit out of bed several hours every day.
4. Assist patient with putting on tight-fitting pants.
Question 2A patient who is being treated for a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) complains of chest pain and shortness of breath. What should the nurse do first?
1. Elevate the head of the bed and begin oxygen therapy.
2. Measure the patient's blood pressure.
3. Assess the extremity with the thrombosis.
4. Assess the pulses on the extremity with the thrombosis.
Question 3A 75-year-old patient is diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency. What should the nurse instruct this patient?
1. Keep legs in a dependent position as much as possible.
2. Avoid the use of knee-high hose or girdles.
3. Limit ambulation.
4. Dangle legs over the side of the bed several times per day.
Question 4The nurse is preparing an analgesic for a patient with leukemia. Which route is preferred for this patient?
1. intramuscular
2. intravenous
3. oral
4. subcutaneous
Question 5A patient is seen for increasing edema in his left lower extremity and pain in the limb with ambulation. What should the nurse suspect is occurring in this patient?
1. arterial occlusion
2. deep vein thrombosis
3. superficial vein thrombosis
4. varicose veins
Question 6A patient is demonstrating signs of thrombophlebitis. With this disorder, the nurse realizes that three mechanisms occur, which include:
Select all that apply.
1. pooling of blood in the vessel.
2. blood hypercoagulation.
3. stasis of blood flow.
4. elevated systemic blood pressure.
5. vessel damage.
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