Multiple Choice
An intensive care nurse is asked to assess a nurse on a medical telemetry unit whom the medical nurse is questioning whether the patient might be experiencing septic shock. What symptoms would the nurse observe if the patient was in the late stages of septic shock?
A) Fever and chills
B) Warm, dry, flushed skin
C) Decreased pulse and respiratory rales
D) Decreased blood pressure
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