A Patient Has a Permanent Pacemaker Inserted for Treatment of Chronic

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient has a permanent pacemaker inserted for treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation with slow ventricular response.The nurse recognizes that the pacemaker is used for the patient to do which of the following?

• A) Prevent ventricular irritability.
• B) Override the ectopic stimulus in the atria.
• C) Fire an impulse every second to maintain a heart rate of 60 beats/min.
• D) Discharge an electrical stimulus when no ventricular depolarization is sensed.

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