MC Clinical Situation: You are working the night shift on a medical nursing unit when you enter a room where a client is found to be unresponsive without a pulse or respirations. You assess his respiratory status by
A. Watching for rise and fall of chest.
B. Administering four quick breaths and checking his response.
C. Placing your hand over his chest to feel for respirations.
D. Pinching off his nose and then listening for exhalation of breath.
A
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