The nurse caring for a patient in the emergency room with suspected internal injuries will assess for hypovolemic shock, which is evidenced by (select all that apply):

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Indicators of hypovolemia are restlessness, irritability, rapid thready pulse, increasing respirations, pale, cool moist skin, and hypotension, Should the blood loss continue, the patient could go into hypovolemic shock.

The Nurse Caring for a Patient in the Emergency Room