The Nurse Reviews Data from the Cardiac Monitor Indicating That

question 3

Multiple Choice

The nurse reviews data from the cardiac monitor indicating that a patient with a myocardial infarction experienced a 50-second episode of ventricular tachycardia before a sinus rhythm and a heart rate of 98 were re-established. The most appropriate initial action by the nurse is to

• A) notify the health care provider.
• B) administer IV antidysrhythmic drugs per protocol.
• C) defibrillate the patient.
• D) document the rhythm and continue to monitor the patient.

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Definitions:

Protect from Harm

Actions or measures taken to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals, preventing them from encountering danger or injury.

Frequency Distribution

A statistical representation that displays the number of observations within a given interval, showing how data is distributed across different values.

Data Set

A collection of related sets of information that are composed of separate elements but can be manipulated as a unit.

Frequency Distribution

A statistical representation showing the number of occurrences of each distinct value in a set of data.