The family of a patient in shock asks the nurse to explain the condition. How should the nurse respond to this family?
a. "It is caused by massive blood loss."
b. "It is a profound circulatory collapse."
c. "It is the result of overwhelming emotion."
d. "There is inadequate oxygen delivered to the tissues."
ANS: D
Shock is defined as inadequate tissue perfusion, in which there is insufficient delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the body's tissues and inadequate removal of waste products from these tissues. A. Shock can occur from a massive blood loss but the mechanism is more involved. B. Shock can cause profound circulatory collapse however the mechanism also includes an inadequate amount of oxygen reaching body tissues. C. The term shock is not being used because an overwhelming emotion.
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