Exam 7: Dysrhythmia Interpretation and Management

The patient is admitted with a fever and rapid heart rate.The patient's temperature is 103° F (39.4° C).The nurse places the patient on a cardiac monitor and finds the patient's atrial and ventricular rates are above 105 beats per minute.P waves are clearly seen and appear normal in configuration.QRS complexes are normal in appearance and 0.08 seconds wide.The rhythm is regular,and blood pressure is normal.The nurse should focus on providing:

The patient's heart rate is 165 beats per minute.The cardiac monitor shows a rapid rate with narrow QRS complexes.The P waves cannot be seen,but the rhythm is regular.The patient's blood pressure has dropped from 124/62 mm Hg to 78/30 mm Hg.The patient's skin is cold and diaphoretic,and the patient is complaining of nausea.The nurse prepares the patient for

The patient is alert and talking when the nurse notices the following rhythm.The patient's blood pressure is 90/44 mm Hg.The nurse should

The nurse using cardiac monitoring understands that each horizontal box on the electrocardiogram (ECG)paper indicates

The nurse is calculating the rate for a regular rhythm.There are 20 small boxes between each P wave and 20 small boxes between each R wave.What is the ventricular rate?

Interpret the following rhythm:

The patient is admitted with sinus pauses causing periods of loss of consciousness.The patient is asymptomatic,awake and alert,but fatigued.He answers questions appropriately.When admitting this patient,the nurse should first

The nurse notes the following rhythm on the heart monitor.The patient is unresponsive and not breathing.The nurse should

The nurse is caring for a patient who is on a cardiac monitor.The nurse realizes that the sinus node is the pacemaker of the heart because it is

Interpret the following rhythm:

The nurse is talking with the patient when the monitor alarms and shows a wavy baseline without a PQRST complex.The nurse should

Interpret the following rhythm:

Interpret the following rhythm:

The patient has a permanent pacemaker in place with a demand rate set at 60 beats/min.The cardiac monitor is showing a heart rate of 44 beats/min with no pacemaker spikes.The nurse recognizes this as:

Interpret the following rhythm:

Interpret the following rhythm:

The patient is having premature ventricular contractions (PVCs).The nurse's greatest concern should be:

The patient has an irregular heart rhythm.To determine an accurate heart rate,the nurse would first

The normal rate for the SA node when the patient is at rest is