Multiple Choice
The nurse needs to quickly estimate the heart rate for a patient with a regular heart rhythm. Which method will be best to use?
A) Count the number of large squares in the R-R interval and divide by 300.
B) Print a 1-minute electrocardiogram (ECG) strip and count the number of QRS complexes.
C) Use the 3-second markers to count the number of QRS complexes in 6 seconds and multiply by 10.
D) Calculate the number of small squares between one QRS complex and the next and divide into 1500.
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q13: A patient develops sinus bradycardia at a
Q14: A patient who is complaining of a
Q15: After the nurse gives IV atropine to
Q16: The nurse has received change-of-shift report about
Q17: A patient reports dizziness and shortness of
Q19: A patient who is on the telemetry
Q20: When preparing to defibrillate a patient,in which
Q21: Which laboratory result for a patient with
Q22: A 19-yr-old student comes to the student
Q23: A patient's heart monitor shows sinus rhythm,rate