Exam 25: Nursing Care of Patients With Cardiac Dysrhythmias

The nurse notices that the ST segment is depressed on a patient reporting chest pain.What action should the nurse take?

The nurse is participating in the emergency care for a patient who is in ventricular fibrillation.Which manifestation should the nurse expect to find and document during data collection?

The nurse is analyzing the P waves on a patient's electrocardiogram tracing.For what should the nurse analyze this type of wave? (Select all that apply.)

After reviewing an electrocardiogram the nurse determines that an electrical impulse originated in a patient's the sinoatrial node.What did the nurse see on this tracing?

A patient is experiencing palpitations that are found to be PVCs.Which manifestation should the nurse expect to observe in this patient?

After analyzing a patient's heart rhythm the nurse determines that the heart rate is 48 beats per minute.How should the nurse document this finding?

The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who has a pacemaker.Which measure should the nurse include when explaining how the pulse should be monitored?

The nurse is reviewing the electrical activity of the heart with a patient scheduled for synchronized pacing.In which area of the heart should the nurse teach that an electrical impulse travels that originates in the sinus node?

The nurse is caring for a patient who develops sinus tachycardia.What action should the nurse take?

The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient with premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)and is being discharged.Which lifestyle recommendation should be the most important for the nurse to include?

The nurse is reviewing cardiac anatomy with a patient scheduled for pacemaker insertion.Where should the nurse identify the location of the sinus node for the patient?

The nurse is contributing to a patient's teaching plan after a pacemaker implantation.Which potential complications should be included in the patient's teaching plan? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reviewing a patient's electrocardiogram.Which wave should the nurse identify as being the second positive wave in a normal cardiac cycle?

A patient is diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.Which characteristics of this rhythm should the nurse expect to observe on this patient's cardiac monitor? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is diagnosed with ventricular fibrillation.For which emergency intervention should the nurse anticipate preparing?

The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from cardioversion.For what should the nurse monitor in this patient? (Select all that apply.)

A patient is having an electrocardiogram.Which wave should the nurse identify as being the first negative wave after a P wave in a normal cardiac cycle?

A patient has a normal heartbeat of 72 beats per minute.What area of the conduction system should the nurse consider as functioning normally in this patient?

The nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching for a patient who has had a permanent pacemaker inserted.What is important for the nurse to include? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is seeking assistance for a patient having continuous cardiac monitoring.Which type of PVCs did the nurse most likely observe in this patient?