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?

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?

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?

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?

A nurse is working on a team performing CPR on a client who has coded in the hospital. The nurse sets up the monitor and notes that the client has a pulseless electrical activity (PEA) rhythm. The provider tells the nurse to set up for a shock. Which response from the nurse is correct?

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?

The nurse is caring for a client who verbally expresses his wish to not be resuscitated. Later in the nurses shift the client codes. The nurse looks at the chart and notes that the client is listed as full code. What should the nurse do?

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?

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

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?