A Patient with a Temporary Pacemaker Has This Cardiac Rhythm

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient with a temporary pacemaker has this cardiac rhythm.What nursing intervention is indicated?

• A)Turn the impulse generator off,wait 30 seconds,and turn it back on.
• B)Call for a STAT portable chest x-ray.
• C)Check for a damaged lead wire.
• D)Decrease the pacemaker sensitivity.

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Definitions:

Ebbinghaus

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Rate of Forgetting

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Auditory Sensation

The perceptual experience of sound, which occurs when sound waves are converted into electrical signals processed by the brain.

Sensory Registers

The initial processing systems that store sensory information for very short periods of time, allowing it to be perceived.