NURS 401- Shock Questions With Complete
Solutions
A nurse practitioner visits a patient in a cardiac care unit. She assesses the patient for shock,
knowing that the primary cause of cardiogenic shock is:
Valvular damage.
Cardiomyopathies.
A myocardial infarction.
Arrhythmias. Myocardial in...
A nurse practitioner visits a patient in a cardiac care unit. She assesses the patient for shock,
knowing that the primary cause of cardiogenic shock is:
Valvular damage.
Cardiomyopathies.
A myocardial infarction.
Arrhythmias. Myocardial infarction
Which type of shock occurs from an antigen-antibody response?
Septic
Anaphylactic
Neurogenic
Cardiogenic Anaphylactic
A client presents to the community health office experiencing rapidly increasing symptoms of
anaphylactic shock. Which nursing action would be completed first?
Obtain the name and information of the allergic substance.
Administer an epinephrine injection as ordered by the health care provider.
, NURS 401- Shock Questions With Complete
Solutions
Obtain a health history.
Call 911. Administer an epinephrine injection as ordered by the health care provider.
A nurse is assisting with the orientation of a newly hired graduate. Which of the following
behaviors of the graduate nurse would the other nurse identify as not adhering to strict infection
control practices?
Rubbing the hands together with antiseptic solution until dry when exiting the client's room
Wearing clean gloves when inserting a needle in preparation of starting intravenous fluids
Hanging tape on the bedside table when changing a wet-to-dry sterile dressing
Swabbing the port of a central line for 15 seconds with an alcohol pad prior to medication
administration Hanging tape on the bedside table when changing a wet-to-dry sterile
dressing
The central venous pressure (CVP) reading in hypovolemic shock is typically which of the
following?
Low
High
Normal
Unable to measure Low
, NURS 401- Shock Questions With Complete
Solutions
The nurse is caring for a motor vehicle accident client who is unresponsive on arrival to the
emergency department. The client has numerous fractures, internal abdominal injuries, and large
lacerations on the head and torso. The family arrives and seeks update on the client's condition. A
family member asks, "What causes the body to go into shock?" Given the client's condition,
which statement is most correct?
"The client is in shock because the blood volume has decreased in the system."
"The client is in shock because the heart is unable to circulate the body fluids."
"The client is in shock because your loved one is not responding and brain dead."
"The client is in shock because all peripheral blood vessels have massively dilated." "The
client is in shock because the blood volume has decreased in the system."
Which positioning strategy should be used for a client diagnosed with hypovolemic shock?
Supine
Modified Trendelenburg
Prone
Semi-Fowler Modified Trendelenburg
, NURS 401- Shock Questions With Complete
Solutions
During preshock, the compensatory stage of shock, the body, through sympathetic nervous
system stimulation, will release catecholamines to shunt blood from one organ to another. Which
of the following organs will always be protected?
Liver
Kidneys
Lungs
Brain Brain
A nurse is caring for a client in a critical care unit. With what type of shock does a client
experience a pooling of blood flow to the peripheral blood vessels?
distributive
cardiogenic
hypovolemic
organ failure distributive
The nurse knows when the cardiovascular system becomes ineffective in maintaining an
adequate mean arterial pressure (MAP). Select the reading below that indicates tissue
hypoperfusion.
60 mm Hg
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