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The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Whose Cardiac Monitor

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The nurse is caring for a client whose cardiac monitor has a pattern of undulations of varying contours and amplitude with no measurable ECG pattern. The client is unconscious and pulseless. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?


Definitions:

High-pass Filter

An electronic filter that allows signals with frequencies above a certain cutoff frequency to pass through while attenuating those below it.

Output Signal

The information or power delivered by a system or device as a response to a specific input, often used in the context of electronics or communication.

PI-type Filters

A form of electronic filter design that combines a parallel capacitor with a series inductor to block unwanted frequencies, characterized by its resemblance to the letter "PI" in schematic diagrams.

Greek Letter

Characters from the Greek alphabet used in mathematics, science, and engineering as symbols for constants, variables, and coefficients.

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