The nurse has been performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)on an infant.Which method does the nurse use to determine its effectiveness?

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The nurse palpates a brachial pulse to evaluate the effectiveness of infant CPR because it is a large,accessible artery easily palpated by a single rescuer.Although the resuscitation efforts are successful,the infant potentially does not cry after CPR.The carotid pulse on an infant is too difficult to palpate during CPR because the infant is so small and because rescue breathing occurs around the same area.The ratio of chest compressions to rescue breaths for two rescuers is 15:2,and for one rescuer it is 30:2.

The Nurse Has Been Performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)on an Infant