Question

The nurse is assisting a patient with peripheral arterial disease to ambulate in the hallway. what should the nurse include in the education of the patient during ambulation?

Answer 1

The thing that  the nurse should include in the education of the patient during ambulation is: how to Walk to the point of pain, rest until the pain subsides, then resume ambulation
in peripheral arterial disease, the patient has a reduced blood flow within the limbs of their legs which prevent them from waling properly. When treating peripheral arterial disease, guiding the patient to walk to the point of pain will condition the limbs to generate normal blood flow, that eventually will make the condition better