A patient diagnosed with shock is prescribed dobutamine (Dobutrex). The nurse would evaluate which finding as indicating the medication has had the desired effect?
1. Increased cardiac output
2. Decreased temperature
3. Decreased respiratory rate
4. Decreased blood pressure
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Rationale 1: Dobutamine improves cardiac contractility and cardiac output.
Rationale 2: Dobutamine is not an antipyretic or antibiotic and will have no effect on fever.
Rationale 3: Dobutamine will not have a direct effect on respiratory rate.
Rationale 4: Dobutamine is more likely to increase blood pressure due to increased cardiac contractility.
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