A patient comes to the clinic and tells the nurse that he has been confined to his recliner chair for approximately 3 days with his feet down and he asks the nurse to evaluate his feet.During the assessment,the nurse might expect to find:

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Keeping the feet in a dependent position causes venous pooling,resulting in redness,warmth,and distended veins.Prolonged elevation would cause pallor and coolness.Immobilization or prolonged inactivity would cause prolonged capillary filling time (see Table 12-1).

A Patient Comes to the Clinic and Tells the Nurse