The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient in Septic Shock

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient in septic shock due secondary to pneumonia.The nurse knows that evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of septic shock include which interventions?

• A) Administer norepinephrine to maintain mean arterial pressure of 65 mm Hg.
• B) Administer low-dose dopamine to maintain urine output greater than 30 mL/h.
• C) Start enteral nutrition within the first 48 hours after diagnosis of septic shock.
• D) Administer 30 mL/kg crystalloid for hypotension or lactate greater than or equal to 4 mmol/L.
• E) Perform an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) stimulation test to identify patients who need hydrocortisone

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