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?

The nurse is helping a conscious 9-month old client with an upper airway obstruction. What techniques will the nurse implement to help this client? Select all that apply.

A nurse calls the charge nurse and asks for a vial of Epinephrine 1:10,000 to be brought to a client’s room STAT. The charge nurse knows that what situation is likely occurring in the client’s room?

The nurse prepares the client for defibrillation due to sustained and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Which of the following measures should the nurse ensure before delivering the shock?

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?

The nurse is performing CPR on a client’s family member who collapsed on the floor of the hospital. The nurse finishes a 2-minute cycle of chest compressions, and the AED has analyzed the rhythm and shows “shock advised”. Which of the following is should the nurse do next?

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.

Which of the following are components of effective cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)? Select all that apply.

A client is in the hospital after having cardiac surgery. The client’s family tells the nurse that the client does not want CPR if the client’s heart were to stop. During recovery from surgery, the client goes into cardiac arrest. Which action of the nurse is most appropriate?

What are the main findings in a cardiopulmonary arrest? Select all that apply.