Editing Reduction of Risk Potential – LPN Practice Questions (section)

==Question 9==
A client returned from a cardiac catheterization through the right femoral artery one hour ago. Which finding requires immediate reporting to the registered nurse?
# The client reports mild soreness at the insertion site.
# The right foot is cool and pale, and the pedal pulse cannot be palpated.
# The client is drowsy but easily arousable.
# The client reports needing to urinate.

'''Answer:''' Option 2. The right foot is cool and pale, and the pedal pulse cannot be palpated.

''Rationale:'' A cool, pale extremity with an absent distal pulse suggests arterial occlusion or a compromising hematoma at the access site and is a limb-threatening emergency. Option 1 is expected. Option 3 is consistent with recent sedation. Option 4 is a normal need that the nurse assists with while keeping the leg straight and the client on bed rest.