The nursing assistant finds the hospitalized client unresponsive. After the nursing assistant activates the emergency response system and observes there is a very weak slow irregular pulse, what should the nursing assistant do next?

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After activating the emergency response system and observing the pulse, the nursing assistant would then observe for the rise and fall of the chest. If the client is not breathing, then the nursing assistant would open the airway as described and perform rescue breathing once every 3 seconds. Periodically, the nursing assistant would recheck the pulse and, if there is no pulse, would begin chest compressions.

The Nursing Assistant Finds the Hospitalized Client Unresponsive