A patient is transferred to the intensive care unit in neurogenic shock. The patient's wife asks what is happening. Which of these responses should the nurse give?

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Neurogenic shock is a type of distributive shock in which there is a sudden loss of sympathetic tone causing massive vasodilation and decreased vascular resistance, leading to hypotension and decreased tissue perfusion. The correct response would be to explain to the patient's wife that her husband's blood vessels have dilated, causing a drop in blood pressure.

A Patient Is Transferred to the Intensive Care Unit in Neurogenic