Exam 10: Rapid Response Teams and Code Management

During a code,the nurse would place paddles for anterior defibrillation in what locations?

Laypersons should use which device to treat lethal ventricular dysrhythmias that occur outside a hospital setting?

Ventricular fibrillation should initially be treated by which of the following? (Select all that apply)

Which rhythm would be an emergency indication for the application of a transcutaneous pacemaker?

A nursing home patient is admitted to the critical care unit with a severe case of pneumonia.No living will or designation of health care surrogate is noted on the chart.In the event this patient needs intubation and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation,what should be the nurse's action?

A patient is admitted to the coronary care unit with an inferior wall myocardial infarction and develops symptomatic bradycardia with premature ventricular contractions every third beat (trigeminy).The nurse knows to prepare to administer which drug?

During cardioversion,the nurse would synchronize the electrical charge to coincide with which wave of the ECG complex?

Which of the following are documented as part of the cardiopulmonary arrest record? (Select all that apply)

During a code situation,the nurse would prepare to use which preferred intravenous fluid?

The monitor technician notifies the nurse "stat" that the patient has a rapid,chaotic rhythm that looks like ventricular tachycardia.What is the nurse's first action?

The code team has just defibrillated a patient in ventricular fibrillation.Following CPR for 2 minutes,what is the next action to take?

A patient is brought to the critical care unit after a motor vehicle crash.On admission,the patient reports dyspnea and chest pain.Upon examination,the nurse notes a lack of breath sounds on the left side and a tracheal shift.The patient suddenly experiences cardiac arrest.What assessment by the nurse takes priority?

The patient's monitor shows bradycardia (heart rate of 40 beats/min)and frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)with a measured blood pressure of 85/50 mm Hg.The nurse anticipates the use of which drug?

A patient has been successfully converted from ventricular tachycardia with a pulse to a sinus rhythm.Upon further assessment,it is noted that the patient is hypotensive.The appropriate treatment for her hypotension may include (Select all that apply)

The patient is diagnosed with abrupt onset of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).The nurse prepares which medication to administer to the patient?

Which code drugs can be given safely through an endotracheal tube? (Select all that apply)

It is determined that the patient needs a transcutaneous pacemaker until a transvenous pacemaker can be inserted.What is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

When doing manual ventilations during a code,the nurse would administer ventilations following which guideline?

The nurse should call the rapid response team for which patients? (Select all that apply)

A patient develops frequent ventricular ectopy.The nurse prepares to administer which drug?