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lindiwe

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Question 1

What should the nurse identify as symptoms of hypovolemic shock in a patient? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
◦ Decrease in blood pressure of 20 mm Hg when the patient sits up
◦ Restlessness
◦ Temperature of 97.6°F (36.4°C)
◦ Capillary refill time greater than 3 seconds
◦ Sinus bradycardia of 55 beats per minute

Question 2

Which laboratory finding should cause the nurse to suspect that a patient is developing hypovolemic shock?
◦ Serum lactate of 3 mmol/L
◦ Serum sodium of 130 mEq/L (130 mmol/L)
◦ Metabolic acidosis validated by arterial blood gases
◦ SvO2 greater than 80%
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