A nurse on the night shift is making client rounds. When the nurse checks a client who is 97 years old and has successfully been treated for heart failure, he notes that the client is not breathing. If the client does not have a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order, the nurse should:
A. Call the client's health care provider
B. Contact the nursing supervisor for directions
C. Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
D. Administer oxygen to the client and call the health care provider
Ans: C. Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
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