Author Question: A student nurse encounters an unresponsive patient in a waiting room. The patient is not breathing ... (Read 27 times)

madam-professor · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A student nurse encounters an unresponsive patient in a waiting room. The patient is not breathing and has no pulse or respirations. The first thing they should do is

1. Begin rescue breathing.
2. Alert the emergency team.
3. Begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
4. Perform the Heimlich maneuver.

Question 2

When caring for a confused patient who has a history of falls, a nurse demonstrates caring when

1. Removing the patient's night-light.
2. Keeping the patient's bed in the highest position at all times.
3. Having the patient sit in a rocking chair near the nurses' station.
4. Offering infrequent opportunities for the patient to go to the bathroom.