ATI Med Surg Nursing 300 Final Exam

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The nurse is caring for a patient who sustained a spinal cord injury (SCI) at T1. The alarm on the monitor sounds because the patient's blood pressure is 86/50 and the heart rate is 44. The nurse's priority action would be to:

A. assess the patient's neurological status and repeat vital signs B. ask the patient care tech to check on the patient. C. place the client in reverse Trendelenburg position. D. administer intravenous (tv) fluids to increase cardiac output.

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Rationale: Hypotension and bradycardia suggest neurogenic shock in T1 SCI. Assessing neurological status and repeating vital signs confirm the cause, guiding treatment. Other options are premature or inappropriate.

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