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A Client with Third-Degree Heart Block Is Admitted to the Telemetry

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A client with third-degree heart block is admitted to the telemetry unit.The nurse observes wide QRS complexes on the monitor with a heart rate of 35 beats/min.What priority assessment does the nurse perform?


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