Multiple Choice
A patient becomes unresponsive.The patient's heart rate is 32 beats/min,idioventricular rhythm; blood pressure is 60/32 mm Hg; SpO2 is 90%; and respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min.Which of the following interventions would the nurse do first?
A) Notify the physician and hang normal saline wide open.
B) Notify the physician and obtain the defibrillator.
C) Notify the physician and obtain a temporary pacemaker.
D) Notify the physician and obtain a 12-lead ECG.
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