“Varicosities and Hemorrhoids”

NURSING INTERVENTIONS RATIONALE FOR INTERVENTIONS

Independent:
Find her opportunities, such as a class or lunch
break, to elevate her legs on a foot stool. (Silbert-
Flagg & Pillitteri, 2018)

Includes Vitamin C every day in her certain diet. This is important to strengthen vein walls.
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Urge her to not wear anything constricting on her

lower legs, such as knee-high stockings. (Silbert-
Flagg & Pillitteri, 2018)

If client prescribed support hose, put them

on before she get out of bed in the morning,
before veins become swollen, for best
results. (Silbert-Flagg & Pillitteri, 2018)
This allows leg veins to drain and empty.
Collaborative:
Assess her to rest in a side-lying position with
her body tipped slightly forward (Sims
position). (Silbert-Flagg & Pillitteri, 2018) The active muscle contraction help venous to
return.

Avoid long periods of standing in one place;

Suggest her to take a “walk breaks”. (Silbert-
Flagg & Pillitteri, 2018)

Avoid her sitting with legs crossed. (Silbert-

Flagg & Pillitteri, 2018)