A nurse is performing the Heimlich maneuver on a child to relieve ...

[fnuegbu]

A nurse is performing the Heimlich maneuver on a child to relieve a mechanical airway obstruction. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform to increase intrathoracic pressure?
 
  A) Give five quick abdominal thrusts above the navel.
  B) Assist the client onto the floor and into a prone position.
  C) Activate the emergency response system.
  D) Open the client's airway with the head tilt.

Question 2

To move a client from a supine to a side-lying position, which of these actions should the nurse take first?
 
  a. Lift the client's body.
  b. Place the client's inside arm next to the body with the palm of the hand against the hip.
  c. Slide hands under the client's body in a secure manner.
  d. Place pillows at the client's back to stabilize the new position.

[kusterl]

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
For all people older than 1 year, the rescuer gives a series of five quick abdominal upward thrusts slightly above the navel to increase intrathoracic pressure. The rescuer opens the client's airway with the head tilt or chin lift maneuver and continues administering upward thrusts if initial efforts are not successful. Only if the client becomes unconscious should nurses assist clients to the floor, activate the emergency response system, and begin performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Answer to Question 2

C
When repositioning a client from supine to a side-lying position, slide hands under the client's body in a secure manner and move the client toward you in stages.

[fnuegbu]

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[flexer1n1]

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