The Nurse Assessing a Patient in the Progressive Stage of Shock

question 24

Multiple Choice

The nurse assessing a patient in the progressive stage of shock would expect to find:

• A) Bounding pulse, decreased respirations, and decreased blood pressure
• B) Bounding pulse, shallow respirations, and significantly increased blood pressure
• C) Thready pulse and deep respirations with decreased blood pressure
• D) Thready pulse and irregular respirations with increased blood pressure

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