Multiple Choice
The nurse reviews the characteristics of a normal QRS complex on a patient's cardiac rhythm strip. What should the nurse identify as characteristics of this complex? Select all that apply.
A) The first downward deflection after the P wave is the Q wave.
B) The first upward deflection after the P wave is the R wave.
C) The first downward deflection after the R wave is the S wave.
D) It usually measures less than 0.12 seconds or less than 3 small boxes.
E) It ends at the beginning of the T wave.
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