A Patient Is Being Admitted from the Emergency Department (ED)with

Multiple Choice

A patient is being admitted from the emergency department (ED) with cardiogenic shock secondary to unstable angina unresponsive to medications.The patient was intubated and ventilated in the ED.Which intervention should the nurse prepare to initiate when the practitioner arrives in the unit?

A) Administration of sodium bicarbonate
B) Rapid infusion of crystalloids
C) Insertion of an intraaortic balloon pump (IABP)
D) Insertion of dialysis catheters for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)