Question 1

Students are completing a rotation in the intensive care unit. They have learned about Dopamine from the nurse educator. What do the students learn about dopamine when given in doses less than 3 ug/kg/min.?

Accepted Answer

A)   Increases contractility
B)   Increases cardiac output
C)   Increases renal perfusion
D)   Decreases cardiac outputE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

A client is receiving hetastarch after abdominal surgery to treat signs of hypovolemia. The nurse would suspect an allergic response if which of the following signs were observed?

Accepted Answer

A)   Periorbital edema
B)   Increased blood pressure
C)   Tachycardia
D)   Urticaria
E)   HematuriaF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

A nursing student is caring for a client who will be started on a dopamine infusion.As she begins her care planning what will she include in her teaching to the client?

Accepted Answer

A)   You will be placed on a continuous cardiac monitor
B)   Dopamine can cause ringing in the ear.
C)   Report any blood in your urine
D)   Report any pain or burning at the IV site
E)   Report any palpitations or headacheF) A) and E)
G) B) and E) A,D,E

Question 4

A student is writing her final exam in pharmacology. A question asks the student to identify drugs used in the treatment of shock. Which of the following does the student include in her Answer?

Accepted Answer

A)   Diltiazem
B)   Furosemide
C)   Norepinephrine
D)   Dobutamine
E)   ReteplaseF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 5

A student nurse is working with an RN in the intensive care unit. They are caring for a client who has a dopamine infusion via peripheral line. The student asks why they are preparing the client for a central line insertion. What is the best response of the RN?

Accepted Answer

A)   "Dopamine is not absorbed as well when it is infused peripherally."
B)   "Dopamine can cause severe extravasation, it should be infused centrally."
C)   "The central line is only being inserted so that her pressures can be monitored."
D)   " All clients in ICU need central lines."E) C) and D)
F) All of the above C

Question 6

A client in emergency department is being treated for hypovolemic shock after an MVA. It is estimated that he has lost 20% of his blood volume. What does the nurse identify as the most likely treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)   Give blood products only to replace blood loss
B)   Monitor infusions of vasoconstrictors
C)   Give combination of colloid and crystalloids
D)   Monitor infusions of beta adrenergic agonistE) B) and C)
F) C) and D) C

Question 7

A client in septic shock has been transferred to the intensive care unit. She is started on a norepinephrine infusion. What is the primary action of this drug?

Accepted Answer

A)   Elevate blood pressure
B)   Increased urine output
C)   Decreased heart rate
D)   Decreased respiratory rateE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 22: Pharmacotherapy of Shock

Students are completing a rotation in the intensive care unit. They have learned about Dopamine from the nurse educator. What do the students learn about dopamine when given in doses less than 3 ug/kg/min.?

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A client is receiving hetastarch after abdominal surgery to treat signs of hypovolemia. The nurse would suspect an allergic response if which of the following signs were observed?

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A nursing student is caring for a client who will be started on a dopamine infusion.As she begins her care planning what will she include in her teaching to the client?

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A,D,E

A student is writing her final exam in pharmacology. A question asks the student to identify drugs used in the treatment of shock. Which of the following does the student include in her Answer?

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A student nurse is working with an RN in the intensive care unit. They are caring for a client who has a dopamine infusion via peripheral line. The student asks why they are preparing the client for a central line insertion. What is the best response of the RN?

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A client in emergency department is being treated for hypovolemic shock after an MVA. It is estimated that he has lost 20% of his blood volume. What does the nurse identify as the most likely treatment?

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A client in septic shock has been transferred to the intensive care unit. She is started on a norepinephrine infusion. What is the primary action of this drug?

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Exam 22: Pharmacotherapy of Shock

Students are completing a rotation in the intensive care unit. They have learned about Dopamine from the nurse educator. What do the students learn about dopamine when given in doses less than 3 ug/kg/min.?

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A client is receiving hetastarch after abdominal surgery to treat signs of hypovolemia. The nurse would suspect an allergic response if which of the following signs were observed?

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A nursing student is caring for a client who will be started on a dopamine infusion.As she begins her care planning what will she include in her teaching to the client?

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A student is writing her final exam in pharmacology. A question asks the student to identify drugs used in the treatment of shock. Which of the following does the student include in her Answer?

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A student nurse is working with an RN in the intensive care unit. They are caring for a client who has a dopamine infusion via peripheral line. The student asks why they are preparing the client for a central line insertion. What is the best response of the RN?

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A client in emergency department is being treated for hypovolemic shock after an MVA. It is estimated that he has lost 20% of his blood volume. What does the nurse identify as the most likely treatment?

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A client in septic shock has been transferred to the intensive care unit. She is started on a norepinephrine infusion. What is the primary action of this drug?

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