Question

The physician orders pentoxifyline (Trental) for the patient with peripheral vascular disease. The nurse has completed medication education and determines that further education is warranted when the patient makes which statement?

Answer 1

I like to soak my feet in the hot tub everyday.

Step-by-step explanation:

A patient with peripheral vascular disease should examine his feet everyday for redness,dryness or cuts. If patient cannot do it then someone from his family must help him. Because decreased sensation will make him unable to tell the temperature of the water hence he should avoid hot tubs.