The nursing instructor is talking with a group of senior nursing students about shock. When caring for a patient at risk for shock what assessment finding would the nurse consider a potential sign of shock?
A) Elevated systolic blood pressure
B) Elevated mean arterial pressure
C) Shallow, rapid respirations
D) Bradycardia
C
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