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A patient has been admitted with chronic arterial symptoms. During the assessment, the nurse should expect which findings? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse notices that a patient has had a black, tarry stool. What should the nurse recognize may cause this finding?

A patient is having difficulty swallowing medications and food. How should the nurse document this?

During an abdominal assessment, the nurse tests for a fluid wave. What condition would produce a positive fluid wave test?

During an assessment, a patient tells the nurse that her fingers often change color when she goes out in cold weather. She describes these episodes as her fingers first turning white, then blue, then red with a burning, throbbing pain. What does the nurse suspect?

Which structure is located in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen?

The nurse is reviewing an assessment of a patient’s peripheral pulses and notices that the documentation states that the radial pulses are “2+.” The nurse recognizes that this reading indicates what type of pulse?

A patient has hard, nonpitting edema of the left lower leg and ankle. The right leg has no edema. When interpreting these findings, what should the nurse recall?

The nurse is preparing to teach a class on cardiovascular assessment. When explaining a thrill, what should the nurse include in the teaching?

The findings from an assessment of a 70-year-old patient with swelling in his ankles include jugular venous pulsations 5 cm above the sternal angle when the head of his bed is elevated 45 degrees. What does this finding indicate?