Posted: June 16th, 2017

A nurse is assessing a client with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Which of the following assessment findings by the nurse is probably unrelated to an aneurysm?

A nurse is assessing a client with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Which of the following assessment findings by the nurse is probably unrelated to an aneurysm?

1. Pulsatile abdominal mass
2. Hyperactive bowel sounds in that area
3. Systolic bruit over the area of the mass
4. Subjective sensation of “heart beating” in the abdomen.