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Med Surg Proctored Exam (Shock) Samuel Merit University) is a nursing-school practice exam with 50 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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Start Practice ExamMODS has a very high mortality rate. What is the best way to improve survival rates in these patients?
The most accurate assessment parameters for the nurse to use to determine adequate tissue perfusion in the patient with MODS are:
You are getting handoff report from the previous night shift RN. When she is going over the assessment of the patient, she tells you that the patient has anasarca. What do you expect to see in this pa
A patient presents to the emergency room. She is anxious and having difficulty breathing. On further assessment, you hear wheezing when auscultating her lungs and you notice large hives on her body. W
Which of the following diagnostic studies would you anticipate being ordered on your patient with DIC?
When monitoring your patient's oxygen saturation, where would placing the pulse oximetry probe give you the most accurate reading if the patient is in shock?
What is the first thing you want to do when you are beginning management of a patient with shock?
In a patient with neurogenic shock, you want to replace fluids with IV fluids to correct the cause of shock.
Which of the following are methods of increasing oxygen supply to a patient with shock?
You are caring for a patient in the compensatory stage of shock. Blood flow may be diverted to the GI system during this stage. Which of the following findings do you want to watch for in terms of dec
Which of the following are clinical manifestations that you can expect to see in your patient with obstructive shock?
What do you want to monitor for in a patient with anaphylactic shock?
In a patient with cardiogenic shock, what would be the role of vasodilator drugs?
Which of the following clinical findings would you expect in your patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)?
As the RN, you know that hypoperfusion to the extremities causes which of the following clinical assessment findings?
Which patient would you want to be careful in when administering vasopressors?
What are the main processes that are occurring in shock?
What is the goal of vasopressor therapy?
You are being oriented to a new unit and are working with one of the nurses. You notice the nurse places his patient supine and raises the patient's legs up to 45 degrees and holds them there. You kno
Before starting a patient on vasopressor medications, what is important to confirm?
How is multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) defined?
You suspect your patient who is in neurogenic shock to have which of the following findings?
A nurse is caring for a 68-year-old male client admitted to the intensive care unit. What is the priority nursing intervention for this client?
A nurse is caring for a 88-year-old male client admitted to the intensive care unit. After initial fluid resuscitation, the patient's MAP remains at 60 mmHg. What is the next appropriate intervention?
A nurse is caring for a 78-year-old male client admitted to the intensive care unit. Which of the following assessment findings suggests the patient is entering the progressive stage of shock?