The nurse is checking the neurovascular status of a client who returned to the surgical nursing unit 4 hours ago, after undergoing an aortoiliac bypass graft. The affected leg is warm, and the nurse...

The nurse is checking the neurovascular status of a client who returned to the surgical nursing unit 4 hours ago, after undergoing an aortoiliac bypass graft. The affected leg is warm, and the nurse notes redness and edema. The pedal pulse is palpable and unchanged from admission. Based on this data, the nurse should make which determination about the client’s neurovascular status?

1. Moderately impaired, and the surgeon should be called 2. Normal, caused by increased blood flow through the leg 3. Slightly deteriorating, and should be monitored for another hour 4. Adequate from an arterial approach, but venous complications are arising