A Nurse Is Assessing a New Patient Who Is Diagnosed

Multiple Choice

A nurse is assessing a new patient who is diagnosed with PAD. The nurse cannot feel the pulse in the patients left foot. How should the nurse proceed with assessment?

A) Have the primary care provider order a CT.
B) Apply a tourniquet for 3 to 5 minutes and then reassess.
C) Elevate the extremity and attempt to palpate the pulses.
D) Use Doppler ultrasound to identify the pulses.