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A Patient with an Irregular Sinoatrial (SA)node Conduction Has a Permanent

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A patient with an irregular sinoatrial (SA) node conduction has a permanent pacemaker with the code AAIOO and is now going home.The patient asks, "What happens when my real SA node fires on its own?" How should the nurse respond regarding what the pacemaker should do?


A) Not fire
B) Fire only the ventricles
C) Change the rate of firing
D) Fire both the atria and the ventricles.

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