HESI RN Exam Questions and answers

HESI RN Exam Questions and answers The nurse is called to the waiting room of a pediatric clinic. The frantic mother states, "I think my 4 month-old baby is choking!" What steps will the nurse take? (Select all that apply.) A. Compress the chest once between the nipples with two fingers. B. Note any obstruction or absence of breathing. C. Deliver five backslaps between the shoulder blades. D. Place the infant over the nurse's arm. E. Perform a blind finger sweep. - B, C, D Rationale: The fingers are placed at the same location on an infant as chest compressions for CPR; however, the nurse must deliver five chest thrusts, after the five back slaps. Blind sweeps are not used as this action may push the object deeper into the throat. The remaining steps are correct.