The Nurse Is Caring for a Client with a Temporary

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a client with a temporary pacemaker.The client's bedside monitor shows a spike followed by a QRS complex.What is the nurse's best action?

• A) Remove the pacemaker; it is not needed.
• B) Decrease the threshold of the pacemaker.
• C) Document the finding in the client's chart.
• D) Set the pacemaker to the synchronous mode.

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Definitions:

Perpetual inventory method

An accounting method where inventory levels are updated in real-time with each sale and purchase, providing a continuous record of inventory balances.

Inventory method

An accounting approach used to value and manage the inventory of a business, including FIFO (First-In, First-Out), LIFO (Last-In, First-Out), and average cost methods.

Updated inventory value

The revised total cost or market value of all inventory items a company holds, adjusted for additions, subtractions, and valuation changes over a specific period.

LIFO method

Last In, First Out; an inventory valuation method where the most recently produced or purchased items are the first to be expensed.