An unresponsive client with poor ventilator effort and a pulse rate of 120 beats/min arrives at the emergency department.What should the nurse do first?

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Apneic clients and those with poor ventilatory effort need bag-valve-mask (BVM)ventilation for support until endotracheal intubation is performed and a mechanical ventilator is used.A non-rebreather mask would be appropriate only if the client had adequate spontaneous ventilation.Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is necessary only if the client is pulseless.Chest tubes are inserted for decompression and pneumothorax.

An Unresponsive Client with Poor Ventilator Effort and a Pulse