Nur 201 test 6 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test Bank NUR 201 Caring for Clients in Shock Questions & Answers & Rationale 1. You are the nurse caring for a client in septic shock. You know to closely monitor your client. What finding would you observe when the client's condition is in its initial stages? A) A rapid, bounding pulse B) A slow but steady pulse C) A weak and thready pulse D) A slow and imperceptible pulse Ans: A Feedback: A rapid, bounding pulse is observed in a client in the initial stages of septic shock. In case...

NUR 6435 SB STUDY GUIDE 1. A congenital heart abnormality often discovered during the newborn period is coarctation of the aorta. How is this assessed? By comparing right and left femoral pulses By comparing right and left pedal pulses By comparing upper and lower extremity blood pressures By auscultating an audible bruit in the carotid arteries 2. A child who can stack a maximum of 5 blocks is probably: 1 yr of age 15 months of age 2 years of age 3 years of age 3. A 6 yr old chi...

NUR 6435 SB STUDY GUIDE. 1. A congenital heart abnormality often discovered during the newborn period is coarctation of the aorta. How is this assessed? By comparing right and left femoral pulses By comparing right and left pedal pulses By comparing upper and lower extremity blood pressures By auscultating an audible bruit in the carotid arteries 2. A child who can stack a maximum of 5 blocks is probably: 1 yr of age 15 months of age 2 years of age 3 years of age 3. A 6 yr old ch...