When initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a hospitalized client, which of these actions should the nurse take to promote return of respiration?
a. Ask a client's family member to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
b. Personally give breaths using mouth-to-nose technique.
c. Request that an endotracheal tube (ET) be placed by qualified personnel.
d. Use a bag-valve-mask resuscitator.
D
Initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) includes promoting respiratory function through the use of a bag-valve-mask resuscitator.
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a. Normal blood pressure b. Prehypertension c. Stage 1 hypertension d. Stage 2 hypertension
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a. Lie on her back for a while with her knees bent. b. Do less walking around. c. Take some deep, cleansing breaths. d. Lean over a birth ball with her knees on the floor.
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a. after running a marathon. b. on dorsiflexion of the foot. c. on extending a flexed thigh. d. while wearing high-heeled shoes.
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a. block out maladaptive inner drives that would otherwise undermine them b. be better able to maintain professional demeanor with psychiatric clients c. succumb to older, less-desirable behavior patterns learned in childhood d. not be able to successfully engage in countertransference