Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 77%
Simulated
A nurse is planning care for a client who has neurogenic shock following a spinal cord injury. Which of the following provider prescriptions should the nurse anticipate? (Select all that apply.)
Correct answer
B,D,E
Rationale
Lactated Ringers is correct for fluid resuscitation to restore intravascular volume. Dopamine is correct as a vasopressor to increase vascular tone and blood pressure. Epinephrine is correct for treating refractory hypotension by causing vasoconstriction and increasing cardiac output.