A Patient Diagnosed with Shock Is Prescribed Dobutamine (Dobutrex)

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patient diagnosed with shock is prescribed dobutamine (Dobutrex) . The nurse would evaluate which finding as indicating the medication has had the desired effect?

• A) Increased cardiac output
• B) Decreased temperature
• C) Decreased respiratory rate
• D) Decreased blood pressure

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Definitions:

P(A / B)

A conditional probability representing the likelihood of event A occurring given that B has occurred.

Complement

The subset of outcomes in the universal set that are not in the specified event, often used in probability.

Mutually Exclusive

Events that cannot occur at the same time, implying no overlap between outcomes.

Dependent Events

Events whose probability of occurring is influenced by the occurrence of another event.