Exam 14: Overview of Shock and Sepsis

The nurse recognizes that which medications are indicated in the treatment of a patient with cardiogenic shock? Select all that apply.

A nurse working in the intensive care unit (ICU) is receiving a patient diagnosed with late septic shock from the emergency department (ED). The nurse correlates which clinical manifestations to this stage of septic shock? Select all that apply.

The nurse is providing care to a patient who is admitted with neurogenic shock. The nurse administers the prescribed atropine with no results. The nurse prepares to initiate which prescription at this time?

A nurse working in the intensive care unit (ICU) is receiving a patient diagnosed with early septic shock from the emergency department (ED). The nurse correlated which clinical manifestations to this stage of septic shock? Select all that apply.

Which of the following medications is administered to increase cardiac contractility in the patient with cardiogenic shock?

During the initial stage of shock, which clinical manifestation should the nurse monitor for when assessing the patient?

The nurse is reviewing hemodynamic parameters and notes that the patient has an increased cardiac output. The nurse monitors for which shock disorder based on this finding?

In monitoring a trauma patient for shock, the nurse differentiates neurogenic shock from hypovolemia shock by correlating which of the following data to spinal shock?

The nurse correlates which arterial blood gas values to the patient in refractory shock?

The nurse recognizes that which disorder increases the patient's risk for obstructive shock?

The nurse is preparing an educational session on sepsis. Which does the nurse include as a major risk factor for the development of this health problem?

Which hemodynamic parameter indicates that fluid resuscitation in the patient with septic shock is improving?

The nurse monitors for which clinical manifestations in a patient in the progressive stage of shock?

In providing care to a patient with a pulmonary artery catheter for hemodynamic monitoring, the nurse correlates the pulmonary artery occlusive pressure (PAOP) to which hemodynamic parameter?

The nurse is providing care for a patient receiving treatment for early hypovolemic shock. Which assessment finding indicates that compensatory mechanisms are developing in this patient?

A patient in the early stages of hypovolemic shock is hyperventilating. The nurse monitors for which acid-base disorder based on this clinical presentation?

According to the Surviving Sepsis campaign Bundles of Care, which action by the nurse must be implemented within 3 hours for a patient who is admitted for the treatment of sepsis?

The nurse provides care to a patient who is admitted for a myocardial infarction (MI). When planning care for this patient, the nurse includes interventions that address which type of shock?

The nurse is providing care to a patient who is admitted to the emergency department with clinical manifestations of a myocardial infarction (MI). Which are the primary purposes for the administration of morphine to this patient?

Which assessment findings indicate to the nurse that a patient is exhibiting early clinical manifestations of the compensatory stage of shock? Select all that apply.