The nurse educator is teaching a group of students about hea…
The nurse educator is teaching a group of students about heart dysrhythmias. The nurse describes this rhythm when the upper chamber of the heart (atria) beats (often rapidly) and irregularly or (quivers) instead of beating effectively to move blood into the ventricles. Thus, the patient is at risk for developing clots. If the clot lodges into an artery, it can travel to the brain and cause a stroke. The patient is started on an anticoagulant to prevent this from occurring. The nurse is referring to which dysrhythmia?