The nurse is caring for an adult patient who has gone into ventricular fibrillation. When assisting with defibrillating the patient, what must the nurse do?
A) Maintain firm contact between paddles and patient skin.
B) Apply a layer of water as a conducting agent.
C) Call "all clear" once before discharging the defibrillator.
D) Ensure the defibrillator is in the sync mode.
Ans: A
Feedback:
When defibrillating an adult patient, the nurse should maintain good contact between the paddles and the patient's skin to prevent arcing, apply an appropriate conducting agent (not water) between the skin and the paddles, and ensure the defibrillator is in the nonsync mode. "Clear" should be called three times before discharging the paddles.
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