Monday, April 6, 2009

question of the week

for the week of 04.06.09

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

1. Start a peripheral IV
2. Initiate closed-chest massage
3. Establish an airway
4. Obtain the crash cart

1 comment:

a.ha said...

The correct answer is number: 3

Establishment of an open airway is always the first action in a cardiopulmonary arrest.

Ignatavicius, D., & Workman, M. (Eds.).
(2009).Medical-surgical nursing: Critical thinking for collaborative care (6th ed.).
St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.