A nurse prepares to defibrillate a client who is in ventricular fibrillation.Which priority intervention should the nurse perform prior to defibrillating this client?

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To avoid injury,the rescuer commands that all personnel clear contact with the client or the bed and ensures their compliance before delivery of the shock.A precordial thump can be delivered when no defibrillator is available.Defibrillation is done in asynchronous mode.Equipment should not be tested before a client is defibrillated because this is an emergency procedure; equipment should be checked on a routine basis.Epinephrine should be administered after defibrillation.

A Nurse Prepares to Defibrillate a Client Who Is in Ventricular