Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 85%
Simulated
One goal of care for a client with PVD is to decrease anxiety, so as to decrease or prevent vasoconstriction of the:
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Anxiety can trigger sympathetic nervous system activation, causing arterial vasoconstriction, which worsens ischemia in PVD. Reducing anxiety helps maintain arterial dilation and blood flow. Capillaries, lymphatics, and veins are less affected by this mechanism.