The nurse is assessing a patient with nausea and vomiting. Which additional autonomic symptoms that often accompany vomiting will the nurse observe?
a. Bradycardia, diarrhea, and flushing
b. Pallor, sweating, and tachycardia
c. Urinary urgency, chills, and dizziness
d. Fever, hyperventilation, and bradycardia
ANS: B
Autonomic symptoms of pallor, sweating, and tachycardia cause additional discomfort associated with vomiting. Bradycardia, diarrhea, flushing, urinary urgency, chills, dizziness, fever, and hyperventilation are not autonomic symptoms associated with vomiting.
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