The nurse caring for a patient in the emergency room with suspected internal injuries will assess for hypovolemic shock, which is evidenced by (select all that apply):
a. irritability.
b. restlessness.
c. slow bounding pulse.
d. decreased respirations.
e. pallor.
f.
hypotension
ANS: A, B, E, F
Indicators of hypovolemia are restlessness, irritability, rapid thready pulse, increasing respirations, pale, cool moist skin, and hypotension, Should the blood loss continue, the patient could go into hypovolemic shock.
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