The nurse is caring for an adult patient who is in ventricular fibrillation. When defibrillating the patient, what must the nurse do?
A) Maintain good contact between paddles and patient skin
B) Use ultrasound gel 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 between the skin and the paddles, and ensure the defibrillator is in the nonsync mode. "All clear" should be called three times before discharging the paddles.
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