The nurse is conducting a patient assessment. The patient tells the nurse that he has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for 27 years. The nurse may find which data upon assessment?

A) Elevated blood pressure
B) Bounding pedal pulses
C) Night blindness
D) Reflux disease

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Vivek Sharma · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Smokers have a constriction of the blood vessels due to the tar and nicotine in cigarettes. This constriction may lead to hypertension. Bounding pulses, night blindness, and reflux disease do not have a direct link to smoking.

The nurse is conducting a patient assessment. The patient tells the nurse that he has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for 27 years. The nurse may find which data upon assessment?

A) Elevated blood pressure
B) Bounding pedal pulses
C) Night blindness
D) Reflux disease

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The nurse is conducting a patient assessment. The patient tells the nurse that he has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for 27 years. The nurse may find which data upon assessment?A) Elevated blood pressureB) Bounding pedal pulsesC) Night blindnessD) Reflux disease

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The nurse is conducting a patient assessment. The patient tells the nurse that he has smoked two packs of cigarettes per day for 27 years. The nurse may find which data upon assessment?

A) Elevated blood pressure
B) Bounding pedal pulses
C) Night blindness
D) Reflux disease