Chapter 31 "notes" Dysrhythmias
A nurse cares for a client with congestive heart failure who has a regular cardiac rhythm of 128 beats/min. For which physiologic alterations would the nurse assess?
- decrease in cardiac output - decrease in blood pressure - decrease in urge output
A nurse is teaching a client who has premature ectopic beats. Which education would the nurse include in this client's teaching?
- smoking cessation - stress reduction and management - adverse affects of medication
A nurse teaches a client with a new permanent pacemaker. Which instructions would the nurse include in this client's teaching?
- until, your incision is healed, do not submerge your pacemaker. Only take showers - report any pulse rates lower than your pacemaker settings - do not lift your arm above the level of your shoulder for 8 weeks
