Which of the following statements regarding ventricular fibrillation (v-fib) is correct?

a: loss of consciousness occurs within minutes after the onset of v-fib.
b: any patient in v-fib must receive cpr for 2 minutes prior to defibrillation.
c: patients in v-fib should be defibrillated after every 60 seconds of cpr.
d: in v-fib, the heart is not pumping any blood and the patient is pulseless.

Will treating a viral infection with antibiotics affect the course of the infection? a) no; antibiotics work by inhibiting enzymes specific to bacteria. antibiotics have no effect on eukaryotic or virally encoded enzymes. b) no; antibiotics do not kill viruses because viruses do not have dna or rna. c) yes; antibiotics activate the immune system, and this decreases the severity of the infection. d) yes; antibiotics can prevent viral entry into the cell by binding to host-receptor proteins.

Aclient has been hospitalized for an endocrine system dysfunction of the pancreas. the registered nurse asks the new orientee nurse what kind of problem a client hospitalized for endocrine dysfunction of the pancreas would expect. the new orientee nurse demonstrates understanding if which statement is made?

Aproper cool-down routine includes which of the following? a). eating a good-sized meal b. five to 10 minutes of slow walking or jogging and stretching c). less than 5 minutes of cool-down stretches d). sprinting or other strenuous exercise