A client with ventricular tachycardia (VT)is unresponsive and has no pulse.The nurse calls for assistance and a defibrillator.What is the nurse's priority intervention while waiting for the defibrillator to arrive?

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A client with pulseless VT should be defibrillated immediately.If the defibrillator is not available,the nurse should initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)and then should defibrillate as soon as possible.Basic life support (BLS)is the basis of emergency cardiac care; if the client does not have an IV already,this can wait until others have arrived to help.Providing good quality CPR is vital.The client should have already been assessed for code status.

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