A nurse is caring for a client who returns to the nursing unit from the recovery room after a sigmoid colon resection for adenocarcinoma.

Question
A nurse is caring for a client who returns to the nursing unit from the recovery room after a sigmoid colon resection for adenocarcinoma. The client had an episode of intraoperative bleeding. Which finding indicates to the nurse that the client may be developing hypovolemic shock? – Q/A (Question and Answer)

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Answer:

increase in the heart rate from 88 to 110 beats per minute.

Recource ATI practice exam 3 NSG 212

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