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When assessing the adult victim for pulselessness the CPR rescuer should palpate the most reliable and accessible pulse. Which pulse will be palpated?
- A. Radial
- B. Brachial
- C. Carotid
- D. Femoral
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: When assessing the adult victim for pulselessness, the most reliable and accessible pulse is the carotid.
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While on break in the hospital cafeteria a nurse witnesses her pregnant coworker start to choke. The coworker is conscious but unable to breathe. Where should the nurse administer thrusts?
- A. Below the navel
- B. The chest
- C. At the xiphoid process
- D. The upper back
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: If the victim is pregnant or obese, chest thrusts are acceptable instead of abdominal thrusts. To provide chest thrusts, the nurse should place his or her hands in the same position that is used for chest compressions during CPR.
If a spinal injury is suspected before the rescuer starts CPR the trachea should be opened with a __ maneuver.
Correct Answer: thrust
Rationale: The jaw-thrust maneuver does not hyperextend the neck.
The nurse determines clinical death and initiates CPR immediately. How long is resuscitation considered possible?
- A. If cardiopulmonary arrest has existed for no more 2 minutes
- B. If cardiopulmonary arrest has existed for no more 3 minutes
- C. If cardiopulmonary arrest has existed for no more 4 minutes
- D. If cardiopulmonary arrest has existed for no more 5 minutes
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: CPR can reverse clinical death if initiated before 4 minutes.
The Good Samaritan law will protect all people who offer assistance. What is necessary for this protection?
- A. A license
- B. The person acts prudently
- C. Licensed supervision
- D. The patient improves
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Good Samaritan law will protect any person who follows a prudent course of action.
When assessing a patient who has suffered a burn injury the nurse classifies the burn as a deep partial-thickness burn. What is this observation most likely based upon?
- A. Painful reddened skin
- B. Charred skin with milky-white areas
- C. Erythema and blisters
- D. Erythema pain and swelling
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: With deep partial-thickness burns, blister formation may be seen with erythema.