The intensive care nurse is educating the spouse of a client who is being treated for shock.The spouse states,"The doctor said she has shock.What is that?" What is the nurse's best response?

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Any problem that impairs oxygen delivery to tissues and organs can start the syndrome of shock and lead to a life-threatening emergency.Shock represents the "whole-body response," affecting all organs in a predictable sequence.Compensation mechanisms attempt to maintain homeostasis and deliver necessary oxygen to organs but eventually will fail without reversal of the cause of shock,resulting in death.

The Intensive Care Nurse Is Educating the Spouse of a Client