A Patient's Cardiac Monitor Reveals a Regular Rhythm with a Rate

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient's cardiac monitor reveals a regular rhythm with a rate of 240 beats per minute.No P waves are distinguishable.The patient is alert and says,"My heart is racing." What nursing intervention is indicated?

• A)Gather equipment to begin anticoagulant therapy.
• B)Defibrillate the patient.
• C)Prepare the patient for immediate cardioversion.
• D)Ask the patient to bear down as if moving the bowels.

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