Fundamentals

A nurse is reviewing adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following steps should the nurse identify as the first response when performing CPR

Confirm unresponsive

A nurse is caring for a client who has terminal illness. The client asks several questions about the nurse's religious beliefs related to death and dying. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Encourage the client to express his thoughts about death and dying

A nurse is caring for a client who requires a chest x-ray. Prior to the client being transported for the procedure, which of the following actions the nurse take first?

Identify the client using two identifies

A nurse is receiving a client from the PACU who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to transfer the client from the stretcher to the bed?

Lock the wheels on the bed and stretcher