Nursing 202: Exam 1 Questions
The licensed practical nurse is setting up the room for a client arriving at the emergency department with ventricular arrhythmias. The nurse is most correct to place which of the following in the room for treatment?
A defibrillator
The nurse is observing the monitor of a patient with a first-degree atrioventricular (AV) block. What is the nurse aware characterizes this block?
Delayed conduction, producing a prolonged PR interval
The nurse knows that electrocardiogram (ECG) characteristics of atrial fibrillation include what?
ECG characteristics of atrial fibrillation include an atrial rate of 300 to 400, a nonmeasurable PR interval, irregular rhythm, and no discernible P waves.
A nurse is caring for a client with atrial fibrillation. What procedure would the nurse educate the patient about for termination of the dysrhythmia?
Elective cardioversion
What is the treatment of choice for ventricular fibrillation?
Immediate bystander CPR
A healthy adult client is seeing a health care provider for an annual physical examination. While the nurse is taking the client's vital signs, the client states, "Occasionally, my heart skips a beat. Is this normal?" What is the nurse's best response?
Premature atrial complex
Which ECG waveform characterizes conduction of an electrical impulse through the left ventricle?
QRS complex