Exam 63: Nursing Management: Shock,systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Which finding about a patient who is receiving vasopressin (Pitressin)to treat septic shock is most important for the nurse to communicate to the health care provider?

The following interventions are ordered by the health care provider for a patient who has respiratory distress and syncope after eating strawberries.Which will the nurse complete first?

To evaluate the effectiveness of the pantoprazole (Protonix)ordered for a patient with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS),which assessment will the nurse perform?

A 19-year-old patient with massive trauma and possible spinal cord injury is admitted to the emergency department (ED).Which assessment finding by the nurse will help confirm a diagnosis of neurogenic shock?

An older patient with cardiogenic shock is cool and clammy and hemodynamic monitoring indicates a high systemic vascular resistance (SVR).Which intervention should the nurse anticipate doing next?

During change-of-shift report,the nurse is told that a patient has been admitted with dehydration and hypotension after having vomiting and diarrhea for 4 days.Which finding is most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?

A patient with suspected neurogenic shock after a diving accident has arrived in the emergency department.A cervical collar is in place.Which actions should the nurse take (select all that apply)?

A nurse is assessing a patient who is receiving a nitroprusside (Nipride)infusion to treat cardiogenic shock.Which finding indicates that the medication is effective?

Which assessment information is most important for the nurse to obtain to evaluate whether treatment of a patient with anaphylactic shock has been effective?