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NSG233 EXAM 1 /NSG 233 MED SURG III
EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
whats the order of tx of hypovolemic shock? - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔1-stop fluid loss!!
2- place 2 Lg bore IV (18 gauge)
3. admin 0.9%NS (isotonic), whole blood or PRBC.
MUST WARM FLUIDS W/ MASSIVE TRANSFUSION
D/T HYPOTHERMIA RISK.
what position should a hypovolemic shock pt be in? - . .
ANSWER ✔ ✔modified Trendelenburg - restores
intravascular volume
pt is undergoing hypovolemic shock d/t a hemorrhage,
what should rn do to treat underlying cause? - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔Stop bleed - pressure.
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pt is undergoing hypovolemic shock d/t severe NVD, what
should rn do to treat underlying cause? - . . ANSWER ✔
✔give meds to stop NVD
what types of fluids are administered to a hypovolemic pt?
- . . ANSWER ✔ ✔NS
LR
albumin
plasma/ RBC
pt comes in w/ poisoning. whats the most important for
RN to maintain? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔airway stabilization
whats the s/s of carbon dioxide poisoning? - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔headache
dizzy
confused
palpations
muscle weakness
intoxication coma
death
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whats the priority nursing assessment for a pt w/ carbon
dioxide poisoning? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔access
carboxyhemoglobin levels
what will the SPO2 of a Carbon Dioxide Poision pt look
like - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔it will be Nl
whats does Hypothermia put pt's at risk for? - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔hypoxia
acidosis
dysrhythmias
a pt w/ dysrhythmias secondary to hypothermia is having
secondary v-fib, what should RN know? - . . ANSWER ✔
✔pt must be rewarmed to >90F (32.2c) prior to
defibrillation!!!!!
who all is screened in IPV? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔q pt.
ask "do you feel safe at home?"
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whats the pt w/ Compensatory Shock look like? - . .
ANSWER ✔ ✔Normal BP
tachycardia
tachypneic
PaCO2<32
cold, clammy
confused/agitated
respiratory alkalosis
whats Compensatory Shock? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔first phase
of shock,
pt is able to maintain fluid vol, normal BP
whats Progressive Shock? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔shocks begins
to fail to meet metabolic needs
bp starts to lower
whats the pt w/ progressive Shock look like? - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔systolic <90
MAP <65
NEEDS fluid for BP
NSG233 EXAM 1 /NSG 233 MED SURG III
EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
whats the order of tx of hypovolemic shock? - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔1-stop fluid loss!!
2- place 2 Lg bore IV (18 gauge)
3. admin 0.9%NS (isotonic), whole blood or PRBC.
MUST WARM FLUIDS W/ MASSIVE TRANSFUSION
D/T HYPOTHERMIA RISK.
what position should a hypovolemic shock pt be in? - . .
ANSWER ✔ ✔modified Trendelenburg - restores
intravascular volume
pt is undergoing hypovolemic shock d/t a hemorrhage,
what should rn do to treat underlying cause? - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔Stop bleed - pressure.
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pt is undergoing hypovolemic shock d/t severe NVD, what
should rn do to treat underlying cause? - . . ANSWER ✔
✔give meds to stop NVD
what types of fluids are administered to a hypovolemic pt?
- . . ANSWER ✔ ✔NS
LR
albumin
plasma/ RBC
pt comes in w/ poisoning. whats the most important for
RN to maintain? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔airway stabilization
whats the s/s of carbon dioxide poisoning? - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔headache
dizzy
confused
palpations
muscle weakness
intoxication coma
death
,3|Page
whats the priority nursing assessment for a pt w/ carbon
dioxide poisoning? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔access
carboxyhemoglobin levels
what will the SPO2 of a Carbon Dioxide Poision pt look
like - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔it will be Nl
whats does Hypothermia put pt's at risk for? - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔hypoxia
acidosis
dysrhythmias
a pt w/ dysrhythmias secondary to hypothermia is having
secondary v-fib, what should RN know? - . . ANSWER ✔
✔pt must be rewarmed to >90F (32.2c) prior to
defibrillation!!!!!
who all is screened in IPV? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔q pt.
ask "do you feel safe at home?"
, 4|Page
whats the pt w/ Compensatory Shock look like? - . .
ANSWER ✔ ✔Normal BP
tachycardia
tachypneic
PaCO2<32
cold, clammy
confused/agitated
respiratory alkalosis
whats Compensatory Shock? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔first phase
of shock,
pt is able to maintain fluid vol, normal BP
whats Progressive Shock? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔shocks begins
to fail to meet metabolic needs
bp starts to lower
whats the pt w/ progressive Shock look like? - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔systolic <90
MAP <65
NEEDS fluid for BP
