A Nurse Is Closely Monitoring a Patient Who Has Recently

Multiple Choice

A nurse is closely monitoring a patient who has recently been diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. What assessment finding would signal an impending rupture of the patients aneurysm?

A) Sudden increase in blood pressure and a decrease in heart rate
B) Cessation of pulsating in an aneurysm that has previously been pulsating visibly
C) Sudden onset of severe back or abdominal pain
D) New onset of hemoptysis