The adult client has no spontaneous respirations but has a weak pulse. Which does the nurse implement to assist the code team?
1. Intubate the client with a nasotracheal tube.
2. Establish IV access with a 24-gauge catheter.
3. Administer 100% oxygen by bag-valve-mask.
4. Prepare the defibrillator to discharge 50 joules.
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3. The client's priority problem is lack of spontaneous respirations, so the client is hypoxic and becoming acidotic rapidly. To improve the client's blood gases, the nurse administers 100% oxygen by providing supplemental oxygen and breathing.
1. The nurse is not responsible for intubation unless a provider is not available and the nurse has ACLS training.
2. A 24-gauge IV catheter is very small and practically useless during a code on an adult client.
4. Defibrillation is not indicated with a pulse because, although it is weak, it is per-fusing enough to create a palpable pulse; at least the nurse must check the ECG and verify sinus rhythm.
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