9. A client with a DNR (do not resuscitate) physician's order experiences a cardiac arrest. Which of the following is the FIRST action the nurse should take? 1) Administer the lifesaving medications. 2) Assess the client for signs of death 3) Open the airway and give 2 breaths. 4) Summon the emergency code team. {Ans: NEEDED INFO: DNR requires a written MD order in MAR; no extraordinary care given in the event of death. Extraordinary care after cardiac or pulmonary cessation: CPR, medications, ventilators, defibrillation 1) Administer the lifesaving medications. DNR - means these medications are not given 2) Assess the client for signs of death - CORRECT: client has signs of death requires further assessment to confirm that the client is indeed dead. 3) Open the airway and give 2 breaths. - CPR should not be initiated for clients with DNR orders 4) Summon the emergency code team. - CPR should not be initiated for clients with DNR orders}1. The nurse is gathering data from a client who is being treated for obsessive compulsive disorder. Which of the following is the most important question to ask this client? 1) Do you find yourself forgetting simple things 2) Do