Shock Practice Questions for Exam And All Correct
f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9
Answers.
Whenf9caringf9forf9af9patientf9inf9acutef9septicf9shock,f9thef9nursef9wouldf9antic
ipate
A)f9Administeringf9osmoticf9and/orf9loopf9diuretics.
B)f9Infusingf9largef9amountsf9off9intravenousf9fluids.
C)f9Administeringf9intravenousf9diphenhydraminef9(Benadryl).
D)f9Assistingf9withf9insertionf9off9af9ventricularf9assistf9devicef9(VAD).f9-
f9correctf9answer✔ ✔ Bf9
Septicf9shockf9isf9characterizedf9byf9af9decreasedf9circulatingf9bloodf9volume
.f9Volumef9expansionf9withf9thef9administrationf9off9intravenousf9fluidsf9isf9th
ef9cornerstonef9off9therapy.f9Thef9administrationf9off9diureticsf9isf9inappropri
ate.f9VADsf9aref9usefulf9forf9cardiogenicf9shock,f9notf9septicf9shock.f9Diphen
hydraminef9(Benadryl)f9mayf9bef9usedf9forf9anaphylacticf9shock,f9butf9wouldf
9notf9bef9helpfulf9withf9septicf9shock.
Whenf9caringf9forf9af9criticallyf9illf9patientf9whof9isf9beingf9mechanicallyf9ven
tilated,f9thef9nursef9willf9astutelyf9monitorf9forf9whichf9off9thef9followingf9clin
icalf9manifestationsf9off9multiplef9organf9dysfunctionf9syndromef9(MODS)?
A)f9Increasedf9gastrointestinalf9(GI)f9motility
B)f9Increasedf9serumf9albumin
C)f9Decreasedf9bloodf9ureaf9nitrogenf9(BUN)/creatininef9ratio
D)f9Decreasedf9respiratoryf9compliancef9-f9correctf9answer✔ ✔ D
, Clinicalf9manifestationsf9off9MODSf9includef9symptomsf9off9respiratoryf9dis
tress,f9signsf9andf9symptomsf9off9decreasedf9renalf9perfusion,f9decreasedf9ser
umf9albuminf9andf9prealbumin,f9decreasedf9GIf9motility,f9acutef9neurologicf9
changes,f9myocardialf9dysfunction,f9disseminatedf9intravascularf9coagulati
onf9(DIC),f9andf9changesf9inf9glucosef9metabolism.
Af9massivef9gastrointestinalf9bleedf9hasf9resultedf9inf9hypovolemicf9shockf9in
f9anf9elderlyf9patient.f9Whichf9off9thef9followingf9isf9af9priorityf9nursing f9diagn
osis?
A)f9Acutef9pain
B)f9Impairedf9tissuef9integrity
C)f9Decreasedf9cardiacf9output
D)f9Ineffectivef9tissuef9perfusionf9-f9correctf9answer✔ ✔ D
Thef9manyf9deleteriousf9effectsf9off9shockf9aref9allf9relatedf9tof9inadequatef9pe
rfusionf9andf9oxygenationf9off9everyf9bodyf9system.f9Thisf9nursingf9diagnosis
f9supersedes f9thef9otherf9diagnoses.
Whichf9off9thef9followingf9laboratoryf9findingsf9fitsf9withf9af9diagnosisf9off9ca
rdiogenicf9shock?
A)f9Decreasedf9liverf9enzymes
B)f9Increasedf9whitef9bloodf9cells
C)f9Increasedf9bloodf9ureaf9nitrogenf9andf9creatininef9levels
D)f9Decreasedf9redf9bloodf9cells,f9hemoglobin,f9andf9hematocritf9-
f9correctf9answer✔ ✔ C
f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9
Answers.
Whenf9caringf9forf9af9patientf9inf9acutef9septicf9shock,f9thef9nursef9wouldf9antic
ipate
A)f9Administeringf9osmoticf9and/orf9loopf9diuretics.
B)f9Infusingf9largef9amountsf9off9intravenousf9fluids.
C)f9Administeringf9intravenousf9diphenhydraminef9(Benadryl).
D)f9Assistingf9withf9insertionf9off9af9ventricularf9assistf9devicef9(VAD).f9-
f9correctf9answer✔ ✔ Bf9
Septicf9shockf9isf9characterizedf9byf9af9decreasedf9circulatingf9bloodf9volume
.f9Volumef9expansionf9withf9thef9administrationf9off9intravenousf9fluidsf9isf9th
ef9cornerstonef9off9therapy.f9Thef9administrationf9off9diureticsf9isf9inappropri
ate.f9VADsf9aref9usefulf9forf9cardiogenicf9shock,f9notf9septicf9shock.f9Diphen
hydraminef9(Benadryl)f9mayf9bef9usedf9forf9anaphylacticf9shock,f9butf9wouldf
9notf9bef9helpfulf9withf9septicf9shock.
Whenf9caringf9forf9af9criticallyf9illf9patientf9whof9isf9beingf9mechanicallyf9ven
tilated,f9thef9nursef9willf9astutelyf9monitorf9forf9whichf9off9thef9followingf9clin
icalf9manifestationsf9off9multiplef9organf9dysfunctionf9syndromef9(MODS)?
A)f9Increasedf9gastrointestinalf9(GI)f9motility
B)f9Increasedf9serumf9albumin
C)f9Decreasedf9bloodf9ureaf9nitrogenf9(BUN)/creatininef9ratio
D)f9Decreasedf9respiratoryf9compliancef9-f9correctf9answer✔ ✔ D
, Clinicalf9manifestationsf9off9MODSf9includef9symptomsf9off9respiratoryf9dis
tress,f9signsf9andf9symptomsf9off9decreasedf9renalf9perfusion,f9decreasedf9ser
umf9albuminf9andf9prealbumin,f9decreasedf9GIf9motility,f9acutef9neurologicf9
changes,f9myocardialf9dysfunction,f9disseminatedf9intravascularf9coagulati
onf9(DIC),f9andf9changesf9inf9glucosef9metabolism.
Af9massivef9gastrointestinalf9bleedf9hasf9resultedf9inf9hypovolemicf9shockf9in
f9anf9elderlyf9patient.f9Whichf9off9thef9followingf9isf9af9priorityf9nursing f9diagn
osis?
A)f9Acutef9pain
B)f9Impairedf9tissuef9integrity
C)f9Decreasedf9cardiacf9output
D)f9Ineffectivef9tissuef9perfusionf9-f9correctf9answer✔ ✔ D
Thef9manyf9deleteriousf9effectsf9off9shockf9aref9allf9relatedf9tof9inadequatef9pe
rfusionf9andf9oxygenationf9off9everyf9bodyf9system.f9Thisf9nursingf9diagnosis
f9supersedes f9thef9otherf9diagnoses.
Whichf9off9thef9followingf9laboratoryf9findingsf9fitsf9withf9af9diagnosisf9off9ca
rdiogenicf9shock?
A)f9Decreasedf9liverf9enzymes
B)f9Increasedf9whitef9bloodf9cells
C)f9Increasedf9bloodf9ureaf9nitrogenf9andf9creatininef9levels
D)f9Decreasedf9redf9bloodf9cells,f9hemoglobin,f9andf9hematocritf9-
f9correctf9answer✔ ✔ C
