A 74-Yr-Old Patient Has Just Arrived in the Emergency Department

question 24

Multiple Choice

A 74-yr-old patient has just arrived in the emergency department. After assessment reveals a pulse deficit of 46 beats,the nurse will anticipate that the patient may require

• A)emergent cardioversion.
• B)a cardiac catheterization.
• C)hourly blood pressure (BP) checks.
• D)electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring.

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Definitions:

Halo Effect

The tendency to assume that a person has generally positive or negative traits as a result of observing one major positive or negative trait.

Fundamental Attribution Errors

The tendency to overemphasize personality-based explanations for behaviors observed in others while underemphasizing the role of situational factors.

Situational Attribution

Attributing a behavior to some external cause or factor operating within the situation; an external attribution.

Social Psychology

The scientific study of how individuals think, feel, and behave in social contexts.