Multiple Choice
The nurse assessing a patient who is in shock is aware that one common sign that the nurse will find,regardless of the cause of the shock,is:
A) Skin is cool and dry with cyanotic nail beds.
B) Skin is cool and moist with cyanotic nail beds.
C) Nail beds are reddened, and the skin is moist and warm.
D) Nail beds are reddened, and the skin is dry and warm.
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