A child presents to the Emergency Department with cardiac pump ...

[Frost2351]

A child presents to the Emergency Department with cardiac pump failure, and subsequently develops hypovolemic shock. Which assessment finding would the nurse recognize as an indicator of early hypovolemic shock?
 
  1. Decreased blood pressure
  2. Weak central pulses
  3. Pale, cold skin
  4. Tachycardia

Question 2

The process by which the cervix thins and becomes part of the lower uterine segment is known as
 
  a. effacement c. station
  b. transition d. dilation

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Answer to Question 1

4
Rationale:
1. Decreased blood pressure, weak central pulses, and pale, cold skin all are signs of late, profound shock. Tachycardia is a sign of early hypovolemic shock.
2. Decreased blood pressure, weak central pulses, and pale, cold skin all are signs of late, profound shock. Tachycardia is a sign of early hypovolemic shock.
3. Decreased blood pressure, weak central pulses, and pale, cold skin all are signs of late, profound shock. Tachycardia is a sign of early hypovolemic shock.
4. Decreased blood pressure, weak central pulses, and pale, cold skin all are signs of late, profound shock. Tachycardia is a sign of early hypovolemic shock.

Answer to Question 2

A
Effacement is the thinning and shortening of the cervix. Transition is the final phase of the first stage of labor. Station is the relationship between the ischial spines of the passage and the presenting part of the passenger. Dilation is the widening of the cervical opening.