The patient is diagnosed with abrupt onset of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).  According to ACLS protocol the nurse will prepare which of the following medication recommended to treat symptomatic SVT?

The monitor technician notifies the nurse “stat” that the patient has a rapid, chaotic rhythm that looks like ventricular tachycardia. What is the nurse’s first action?

The nurse notices that a patient is in first-degree AV block but everything else about the rhythm is normal. The nurse should be prepared to take what action?

A 20-yr-old patient has a mandatory electrocardiogram (ECG) before participating on a college soccer team.  The patient is found to have sinus bradycardia, rate 52 and blood pressure (BP) 114/54 mm Hg.  The student denies any health problems.  Which action would the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a client who had a cardiopulmonary arrest.  The nurse anticipates the code blue team will administer which of the following medication if the client’s restored rhythm is symptomatic bradycardia?

A 68-year-old female patient with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus is admitted to the emergency department with complaints of sudden-onset palpitations, dizziness, and shortness of breath. She denies chest pain but reports feeling fatigued for the past few days. On physical exam, her vital signs are as follows: Heart Rate: 150 bpm, irregularly irregular Blood Pressure: 130/85 mmHg Respiratory Rate: 20 breaths per minute Temperature: 98.6°F (37°C) Oxygen Saturation: 97% on room air The patient’s ECG shows a rapid, irregular heart rate with no identifiable P wave The nurse realizes that the patient is demonstrating?  

The nurse is calculating the rate for a regular rhythm. There are 20 small boxes between each P wave and 20 small boxes between each R wave. What is the heart rate?

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. The Nurse knows the patient is at great risk for which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Interpret the following rhythm:    

The nurse obtains a rhythm strip on a patient who has had a myocardial infarction and makes the following analysis: no visible P waves, PR interval not measurable, ventricular rate of 162, R-R interval regular, QRS complex wide and distorted. How would the nurse interpret this cardiac rhythm?