TNCC Practice Exam with Rationale With well researched and 100% correct answers @2024

A 30-week pregnant trauma patient's vital signs include a blood pressure of 94/62 mm Hg and a heart rate of 108 beats/minute. Fetal heart tones are 124 beats/minute. The emergency nurse interprets the patient's hemodynamic findings as an indication of which of the following? - normal vital signs in pregnancy rationale: in pregnancy, the resting heart rate increases by 10 to 20 bpm and a small decrease in systolic blood pressure and a larger decrease in diastolic blood pressure due to a decrease in peripheral resistance. Normal fetal rate is between 120 and 160 bpm A patient fell two weeks ago, striking his head. He came to the emergency department with a persistent headache and nausea. He was diagnosed with a small subdural hematoma and has been in the ED for 24 hours awaiting an inpatient bed. The night shift nurse reports he has been anxious, restless, and shaky. he vomited twice during the night. He tells the day shift nurse he couldn't sleep because a young child kept coming into his room. What is a likely cause for these signs and symptoms? - alcohol withdrawal