You enter your client's room and find them pulseless and unresponsive. What would be the treatment of choice for this client?
A) IV lidocaine
B) Chemical cardioversion
C) Immediate defibrillation
D) Electric cardioversion

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In a client who is pulseless and unresponsive, the treatment of choice is immediate defibrillation to restore a normal heart rhythm. IV lidocaine and chemical cardioversion are not appropriate in this scenario. Electric cardioversion may be considered in cases of unstable tachyarrhythmias, but in a pulseless client, immediate defibrillation is required.

You Enter Your Client's Room and Find Them Pulseless and Unresponsive