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The nurse caring for clients in the ICU notices that a client is not breathing. What would be the immediate nursing intervention for this client?
 
  A) Initiate chest compressions
  B) Initiate respirations
  C) Stabilize the neck
  D) Call for assistance

Question 2

A female client who is on bed rest is unable to void when using the bedpan. What
  nursing measures could the nurse undertake to help the client urinate?
 
  A) Put the client's hand in cold water
  B) Pour cold water over the genitalia
  C) Let the client stand up at the bedside
  D) Let the client hear the sound of running water



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When a client is not breathing, the nurse should immediately call for assistance, then initiate chest compressions and respirations. The nurse should stabilize, but not hyperextend or turn, the neck of a person who has experienced possible neck or back injury.

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Reply 2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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