The nurse explains that the refractory stage of shock is the:
1. first stage, hypovolemic.
2. second stage, cardiogenic.
3. third stage, irreversible.
4. fourth stage, distributive.
3
Shock proceeds in three stages, with refractory being the final stage.
You might also like to view...
The hospital has initiated a new fall risk-assessment tool. The nurse manager would like to reward those staff members who use the tool regularly. Which method of reinforcement would be most successful in getting long-term compliance?
1. A coupon for free lunch each time the tool is utilized 2. A counseling session with the nurse manager when the assessment tool has not been utilized 3. A coupon for a free lunch for staff members who have utilized the tool appropriately during a medical record review of nursing documentation 4. A pizza party for the staff when there is 100% compliance
A nurse is caring for a 50-year-old client performing aerobic exercise in the cardiac rehabilitation office
The nurse calculates the client's target heart rate as _______-_________.
Which of these phrases BEST describes a Johnsonian intervention?
a. a group therapy session for current alcohol abusers b. a confrontational approach to encourage treatment for a substance abuser c. a rehabilitation strategy for maintaining so-briety d. a technique for overcoming codependency
The nurse is contributing to a staff education program about hypertension. Which factors should be included as possibly playing a role in the development of hypertension? (Select all that apply.)
a. Changes in kidney function b. Increases in aldosterone levels c. Increased baroreceptor sensitivity d. Sympathetic nervous system overstimulation e. Increased stretching ability of the blood vessels f. Increased arteriolar premature ventricular contraction