Exam 29: Emergency Measures for Life Support in the Hospital Setting

A nurse is instructing staff nurses in the use of the automatic external defibrillator (AED).Which information is essential for the nurse to share with the class?

The nurse determines that the infant is in respiratory arrest from an airway obstruction caused by a foreign object.Which does the nurse implement to clear the infant's airway?

The nurse determines that the patient had a cardiac arrest while ambulating in the hall.Which method should the nurse use to position the patient properly during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?

The nurse has been performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)on an infant.Which method does the nurse use to determine its effectiveness?

The nurse participates in the patient's resuscitation.Which patient assessment finding does the nurse determine to be an undesirable event during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?

The nurse is caring for four patients on the intermediate care unit and plans emergency care for the patients.Which patient is unsuitable for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)?

1. A ________ _______ is the cessation of circulating blood flow that greatly reduces oxygen transport and perfusion.

The nurse has just called a code and is preparing to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)on a child.Where does the nurse position the hands for chest compressions?

A child has choked on a hotdog while on a picnic and is unable to breathe.What method should the nurse use to try to clear the airway?

The patient is in cardiac arrest,and the nurse uses the automatic external defibrillator (AED).Which does the nurse implement to use the AED?

The patient's resuscitation lasts 30 minutes.The patient's electrocardiogram (ECG)shows ventricular fibrillation,and the patient has no pulse or blood pressure.What does the nurse rely on to determine when this code should end?

The nurse needs to perform chest compressions for a pulseless child.Which depth does the nurse use for each chest compression?

The nurse walks into a male patient's room and finds him on the floor with his eyes closed.Which should the nurse implement first?

2. Oral airways devices are only used for unresponsive patients without a _______ _____.

The nurse is assessing an unconscious patient for placement of an oropharyngeal airway.In addition to a present gag reflex,what other conditions would make the use of the airway contraindicated? (Select all that apply.)

A visitor has coded in the hospital cafeteria,and several nurses witnessed the code.What is the proper procedure for initiating use of the automatic external defibrillator (AED)?

The nurse is preparing to insert an oropharyngeal airway device.Which interventions will assist her in this task? (Select all that apply.)

On entering a patient's room,the nurse determines that the patient is unresponsive.Which should the nurse implement next?

An AED has been applied and a shock delivered to a patient.What action should the nurse take at this time?

The nurse determines that the patient is in cardiac arrest.Which does the nurse delegate to nursing assistive personnel (NAP)?