The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Septic Shock

question 17

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with septic shock who has had a urine output of 20 mL/hour for the past 3 hours. The pulse rate is 120 and the central venous pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure are low. Which of the following orders by the healthcare provider should the nurse question?

• A)Administer furosemide 40 mg IV.
• B)Increase normal saline infusion to 150 mL/hour.
• C)Administer hydrocortisone 100 mg IV.
• D)Administer dopamine 5 mcg/kg/minute IV.

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Definitions:

Partial Melting

The process where only a portion of a solid mixture melts, resulting in the formation of magma with different composition from the original material.

Subduction

The process by which one tectonic plate moves under another plate and into the mantle, causing volcanic and seismic activity.

Normal Faulting

A type of faulting in which the hangwall moves downward relative to the footwall, often associated with tensional forces pulling the Earth's crust apart.

Volcanic Neck

A column of solidified lava or magma that formed in the vent of a volcano and became exposed through erosion.