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When Calculating a Patient's Heart Rate Using the Cardiac Rhythm

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When calculating a patient's heart rate using the cardiac rhythm strip, the nurse notes the presence of four large boxes between the two R waves. What is this patient's heart rate? Record your answer as a whole number. ______


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