The Nurse Determines That a Patient Is Experiencing Ongoing Progression

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse determines that a patient is experiencing ongoing progression of a shock state. What finding led the nurse to come to this conclusion?

• A) decrease in serum glucose level
• B) drop in blood urea nitrogen level
• C) increased eosinophil level
• D) low serum cardiac enzyme level

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Definitions:

Defence Mechanisms

Unconscious psychological strategies brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and maintain self-image.

Freud's Thinking

Refers to the ideas and theories developed by Sigmund Freud, which include the psychoanalytic theory of personality development and the concepts of the id, ego, and superego.

Empirical Evidence

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