A Client with a Terminal Illness Without an Advance Directive

question 26

Multiple Choice

A client with a terminal illness without an advance directive stops breathing,and does not have a heartbeat.What should the nurse do?

• A)Call a "slow code."
• B)Call a partial code.
• C)Call the physician.
• D)Call a code.

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Definitions:

Antiaromatic

Compounds that possess conjugated pi electron systems and are less stable due to their ring structure not fulfilling Hückel's rule for aromatic stability.

Nonaromatic

Compounds that are neither aromatic nor antiaromatic; they do not have delocalized pi electrons in a cyclic, conjugated system.

Anthracene

An aromatic hydrocarbon used in the production of dyes, explosives, and as a scintillator in detection devices.

Aromatic

A type of organic compound that contains one or more planar ring systems with delocalized pi-electron clouds, characterized by enhanced stability and distinctive smell.