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A nurse is caring for a client who develops a ventricular fibrillation rhythm. The client is unresponsive, pulseless, and apneic. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?

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Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The correct answer is C: Defibrillation. In ventricular fibrillation, the heart is quivering and not effectively pumping blood. Defibrillation is the priority to restore normal heart rhythm by delivering an electrical shock to the heart. This is crucial to improve the chances of survival. Amiodarone (
A) and epinephrine (
B) may be used after defibrillation but are not the initial priority. Airway management (
D) is important but comes after restoring cardiac function.

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