The nurse is on a rapid response team that has responded to a code blue. The victim is a visitor who has fallen down a flight of stairs and is unresponsive. A cervical spine injury is suspected. In order to perform CPR safely, what is the best initial intervention?
A client in the ICU has gone into cardiac arrest. The code team has arrived and begun compressions. The nurse brings in the crash cart and sets up the defibrillator. Which of the following would be a shockable rhythm for defibrillation? Select all that apply.
A nurse responds to an adult who is lying in the hallway and unresponsive. What actions by the nurse are most appropriate? Select all that apply.
The charge nurse is called to the bedside of a 6-month-old that has experienced cardiac arrest. When the charge nurse arrives, two nurses are providing CPR. Which action by these nurses would require the charge nurse to intervene immediately?
A client has gone into ventricular fibrillation. Two nurses run into the room and one nurse tries unsuccessfully to find a pulse. The other nurse immediately begins CPR while the first nurse calls a code and grabs the ambu bag. What is the most important aspect of this attempted resuscitation?
Select the location on the client’s body where the second AED pad should be placed.
The care team must initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a client who is on a ventilator. The nurse knows to set the ventilator at which of the following breathing rates?
A nurse is performing CPR on a client who is in cardiac arrest. The external defibrillator is brought to the bedside and the nurse removes the leads from the AED case. What is the next step of the nurse?
The nurse is called to a code blue in the hospital and is asked to give chest compressions. Which of the following is an appropriate rate of cardiac compressions?
A nurse is responding to a client who has collapsed in the hallway where several people are performing CPR. After two minutes, the nurse arrives with the AED, turns it on, and attaches the appropriately sized leads to the clients chest. Which step should the nurse take next?
