What should a nurse assessing a patient in the progressive stage of shock expect to find?
a. Bounding pulse, decreased respirations, and decreased blood pressure
b. Bounding pulse, shallow respirations, and significantly increased blood pressure
c. Thready pulse and deep respirations with decreased blood pressure
d. Thready pulse and irregular respirations with increased blood pressure
C
When the heart fails as a pump, the pulse is weak; the respirations increase in an effort to de-crease the carbon dioxide level; and, with less volume being pumped, the blood pressure falls.
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