Author Question: The nurse is instructing the patient with peripheral vascular disease about daily foot care. Which ... (Read 39 times)

pane00 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The nurse is instructing the patient with peripheral vascular disease about daily foot care. Which of the following is included in the nurse's instruction for the patient?

a. Soaking the feet for 5 to 10 minutes each day
b. Filing the nails into a curved shape
c. Using commercial corn removers if needed
d. Thoroughly inspecting the feet daily

Question 2

Regardless of which cultural assessment model the nurse uses, how would the nurse begin a cultural assessment?

a. Identify the dominant culture.
b. Become aware of the population demographic changes within the practice setting.
c. Assess care expressions as well as patterns and practices of health.
d. Ensure biocultural ecology and health risks of the dominant culture.

tmlewis4706 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

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A Patients with peripheral vascular disease should not soak their feet. Soaking increases risk of infection because of maceration of the skin.
B Nails should be filed straight across and square.
C The patient with peripheral vascular disease should not cut corns or calluses or use commercial corn removers. The patient should consult a podiatrist.
D A patient with peripheral vascular disease should thoroughly inspect the feet daily or ask a family member to check daily.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Identifying the dominant culture is not the first step in a cultural health assessment.
B Whichever cultural assessment model is used, the nurse begins a cultural assessment by knowing population demographic changes in the practice setting.
C Assessing care expressions as well as patterns and practices of health is part of assessing influence and is not the first step in a cultural assessment.
D Ensuring biocultural ecology and health risks is not the first step in a cultural assessment.