A client with a terminal illness without an advance directive stops breathing,and does not have a heartbeat.What should the nurse do?
A)Call a "slow code."
B)Call a partial code.
C)Call the physician.
D)Call a code.

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A "code" refers to a medical emergency where a team of healthcare professionals are called to perform lifesaving measures such as CPR. In this situation, the client has no pulse or respiration, indicating cardiac arrest, which requires immediate intervention. It is critical for the nurse to call a code and initiate CPR in this situation, even if the client has a terminal illness and no advance directive.

A Client with a Terminal Illness Without an Advance Directive