Monday, February 2, 2009

Question of the Week

for the week of 02.02.09

A nurse enters a client's room to discover that the client has no pulse or respirations. After calling for help and giving two breaths, what is the next action the nurse should take?

1. continue to oxygenate with a pocket mask
2. check for a carotid pulse
3. initiate closed-chest massage at a rate of 100 bpm
4. obtain the crash cart from the hallway

1 comment:

a.ha said...

The correct answer is number: 3