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The data from the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) showed __________________ not associated with the patient’s admittance to PICU.

The nurse is caring for a client admitted with an acute spinal cord injury (SCI) due to a gunshot wound.  The client is in the intensive care unit (ICU) in neurogenic shock.  The nurse knows that which of the following statements are accurate about neurogenic shock?  (Select all that apply)

What level of nurse training did the suspected nurse possess?

The nurse knows that all the following information is needed to correctly classify a burn except:

Determine which type of shock is associated with the provided clinical manifestation, cause, or treatment.  Options:  hypovolemic shock, cardiogenic shock, neurogenic shock, anaphylactic shock, septic shock, or all shock types.You may use a term more than once or not at all.  

What observation was made by the physician regarding the suspected chemical involved in the patient emergencies?

Exam.3.jpgThe nurse is caring for a client who experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) four days ago.  The client is now displaying this type of posturing.  The nurse identifies this posturing as which of the following?

_____________ used for lethal injections was in the pharmacy inventory of the clinic.

The nurse is caring for a client who had an ischemic cerebral vascular accident (CVA) yesterday.  The nurse is closely monitoring the client’s vital signs and intracranial pressure (ICP).  The nurse needs to determine the cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP).  The current systemic blood pressure is 140/80, and the ICP is 21.   Utilizing the provided blood pressure, calculate the CPP and determine if the CPP is low, normal, or high.   Cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP):  [BLANK-1] Low, normal, or high:  [BLANK-2]

While caring for a client in neurogenic shock, the nurse knows that all the following changes occur except: