Patients can elect to receive ______ care rather than regular Medicare benefits if they are terminally ill.

You have been called for a patient who has overdosed on drugs and alcohol. The patient is responsive to painful stimuli and is breathing shallowly at eight times per minute, but exhibits no cyanosis. You should recognize and do which one of the following?

A) Inadequate breathing; administer oxygen at 15 lpm through a nonrebreather facemask. B) Adequate breathing; administer oxygen at 15 lpm through a nonrebreather facemask. C) Adequate breathing; initiate positive pressure ventilation with supplemental oxygen. D) Inadequate respirations; start positive pressure ventilation with supplemental oxygen.

Which of the following describes the MOST appropriate method of performing chest compressions on an adult patient in cardiac arrest?

A) Compress the chest at least 2 inches, allow full recoil of the chest after each compression, minimize interruptions in chest compressions B) Allow full recoil of the chest after each compression, compress the chest to a depth of 2 inches, deliver compressions at a rate of at least 80/min C) Do not interrupt chest compressions for any reason, compress the chest no more than 1½ inches, allow partial recoil of the chest after each compression D) Minimize interruptions in chest compressions, provide 70% compression time and 30% relaxation time, deliver compressions at a rate of 100/min