A Student Is Caring for Clients in the Preoperative Area

question 16

Multiple Choice

A student is caring for clients in the preoperative area.The nurse contacts the surgeon about a client whose heart rate is 120 beats/min.After consulting with the surgeon,the nurse administers a beta blocker to the client.The student asks why this was needed.What response by the nurse is best?

• A) "A rapid heart rate requires more effort by the heart."
• B) "Anesthesia has bad effects if the client is tachycardic."
• C) "The client may have an undiagnosed heart condition."
• D) "When the heart rate goes up, the blood pressure does too."

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