Nursing

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Your nursing interventions should focus on providing foot care, monitoring your patient’s response to the prescribed drugs and promoting circulation after surgery.

Foot Care

The primary goal of nursing care in patients with diabetes and peripheral vascular disease is to help reduce the risk of foot and leg amputations. Therefore, protect the patient’s legs and feet from even minor traumas, which can lead to infection, ulcers, and ultimately loss of function.