Exam 28: Emergency Measure for Life Support

Many cardiac arrests are caused by irregular heart rhythms known as ________________.

A patient has been found with no pulse or respirations.The cardiopulmonary arrest team has been called.What should the nurse do while awaiting the team's arrival?

The nurse is preparing to insert an oral airway in a patient who is exhibiting signs of potential respiratory distress.The nurse knows that candidates for oral airway placement are those:

The nurse walks into her patient's room to find him unresponsive.She begins cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR),knowing that during a "code" situation,chest compressions should be interrupted for which of the following situations? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse finds a patient lying on the bathroom floor.The patient is unresponsive and has a pulse but is not breathing.What is the nurse's first action?

A semicircular,minimally flexible,curved piece of hard plastic that is inserted into the mouth so it extends from just outside the lips to the pharynx is known as an ____________.

During the secondary survey of the code event,the nurse realizes that the patient is not breathing on his own.What should the nurse do next?

The nurse observes a person collapse and stop breathing.The nurse would establish an airway by:

In the event of cardiopulmonary arrest,all patients receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)unless otherwise indicated in the patient's _________________.