The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with Shock of Unknown

question 24

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with shock of unknown etiology whose hemodynamic monitoring indicates BP 92/54, pulse 64, and an elevated pulmonary artery wedge pressure. Which of the following prescribed interventions should the nurse question?

• A)Infuse normal saline at 250 mL/hour.
• B)Keep head of bed elevated to 30 degrees.
• C)Give nitroprusside unless systolic BP <90 mm Hg.
• D)Administer dobutamine to keep systolic BP >90 mm Hg.

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