Clinical Situation: You are working the night shift on a medical nursing unit when you enter a room where a client is found to be unresponsive without a pulse or respirations.
-Cardiac compressions are administered at a rate of _____________ per minute.

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Clinical Situation: You are working the night shift on a medical nursing unit when you enter a room where a client is found to be unresponsive without a pulse or respirations. 
-Cardiac compressions are administered at a rate of _____________ per minute.

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According to the American Heart Association, the recommended rate for cardiac compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is 100 - 120 compressions per minute. Therefore, choice B is the best option as it falls within that range.

Clinical Situation: You Are Working the Night Shift on a Medical