The nurse is caring for a client presenting with confusion, angina, and muscular pain. The nurse understands that these findings are consistent with which stage of shock?
A) Refractory shock
B) Progressive shock
C) Reversible shock
D) Compensated shock
B) Progressive shock
Explanation: A) Confusion, angina, and muscular pain are not characteristic of refractory or compensated shock.
B) Stage II shock is also referred to as intermediate or progressive shock. A client with stage II shock may exhibit neurologic changes such as confusion and disorientation, angina due to decreased oxygen delivery to the myocardium, and muscular pain
C) Reversible shock is not a term associated with a stage of shock.
D) Confusion, angina, and muscular pain are not characteristic of refractory or compensated shock.
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