The Nurse Has Received Change-Of-Shift Report About the Following Patients

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse has received change-of-shift report about the following patients on the progressive care unit. Which patient should the nurse see first?

• A)A patient with atrial fibrillation, rate 88 and irregular, who has a dose of warfarin (Coumadin) due
• B)A patient with second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, type 1, rate 60, who is dizzy when ambulating
• C)A patient who is in a sinus rhythm, rate 98 and regular, recovering from an elective cardioversion 2 hours ago
• D)A patient whose implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) fired twice today and has a dose of amiodarone (Cordarone) due

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Definitions:

Process Distribution Mean

The average value or central tendency of a distribution for a process' outcomes over a period of time.

Common Variation

Variability in data that is shared among all observations or variables being studied.

Randomly Occurring

Randomly occurring refers to events or phenomena that happen without a predictable pattern, often analyzed in probability and statistics to understand patterns and occurrences in data.

Assignable Variation

Variation in a process that can be traced to specific causes, as opposed to random or common cause variation.