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A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for an 83-year-old woman who has a history of heart failure and peripheral arterial disease. at present the patient is unable to stand or ambulate. what does the nurse know the patient is at significant risk for?

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A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for an 83-year-old woman who has a history of heart failure and peripheral arterial disease. at present the patient is unable to stand or ambulate. what does the nurse know the patient is at significant risk for?
- Deep vein thrombosis

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