A nurse is performing CPR on an adult client. The nurse knows that for the chest compression to be effective, the correct ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths should be
A) 60:4
B) 15:2
C) 30:3
D) 30:2
D
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The correct sequence is 30 chest compressions followed by 2 rescue breaths, or a ratio of 30:2 . If there are 2 rescuers and the client is less than 1 year, the ratio is 15 compressions to 2 breaths (15:2); if the rescuer is alone; a 30:2 ratio is maintained.
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