Bonus: Let’s pretend your patient was informed today that th…
Bonus: Let’s pretend your patient was informed today that their SA node is no longer working. They have a heart rate of 45 beats per minute. It is your job to help your patient’s family understand what has happened. Explain how their heart is still beating? Why do they have a lower-than-normal heart rate? What term describes a low heart rate? Are the atria contracting? Are the ventricles contracting? Any other details you can share to help the family understand what is happening? Be detailed and use correct grammar.