While Assessing a Patient Who Is Receiving Intravenous Digitalis, the Nurse

question 11

Multiple Choice

While assessing a patient who is receiving intravenous digitalis, the nurse recognizes that the drug has a negative chronotropic effect. How would this drug effect be evident in the patient?

• A) Decreased blood pressure
• B) Decreased heart rate
• C) Decreased conduction
• D) Decreased ectopic beats

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