NCLEX Practice Quiz: Assessment Prioritization for a Client with Peripheral Vascular Disease NCLEX Practice Quiz: Assessment Prioritization for a Client with Peripheral Vascular Disease After undergoing a right femoral-popliteal bypass graft, a client with peripheral vascular disease has experienced a decrease in blood pressure from 124/80 to 94/62. As a nurse, what should be the first assessment?* 1. Capillary refill. 2. Nasal cannula flow rate. 3. Pedal pulses. 4. IV fluid solution. Δ