A Student Nurse Encounters an Unresponsive Patient in a Waiting

question 5

Multiple Choice

A student nurse encounters an unresponsive patient in a waiting room. The patient is not breathing and has no pulse or respirations. The first thing they should do is

• A) Begin rescue breathing.
• B) Alert the emergency team.
• C) Begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
• D) Perform the Heimlich maneuver.

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Definitions:

Output Instructions

Directives in a control program that specify operations to be performed affecting the state of output devices.

Parallel

Describes components connected alongside each other in a circuit, allowing multiple paths for electrical current.

Rung

A level or step in a ladder logic diagram or PLC programming, representing a basic control element or condition.