A Patient Has a Permanent Pacemaker Inserted for Treatment of Chronic

question 28

Multiple Choice

A patient has a permanent pacemaker inserted for treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation with slow ventricular response. The nurse teaches the patient that the pacemaker will

• A) prevent or minimize ventricular irritability.
• B) discharge if ventricular fibrillation occurs and prevent cardiac arrest.
• C) depolarize the atria and generate a P wave.
• D) stimulate a heart beat if the patient's own heart rate drops too low.

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