A nurse is reviewing the EKG strip of a client who is hypotensive and is complaining of leg cramping. Which of the following abnormalities on the client's EKG should the nurse interpret as a sign of hypokalemia?

The nurse notes a client in supraventricular tachycardia. The patient has a pulse and the cardiac monitor is at the bedside. The nurse understands electrical intervention is indicated. What button does the nurse push to ensure the electricity is delivered on the R wave? Refer to the picture.

A client has with Angina has been ordered to take sublingual NTG tablets. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A client comes to the emergency department with reports of three days of watery stools and emesis x 6 in the past hour. Upon assessment, the nurse notes vital signs are B/P 130/92 mmHg, heart rate 130 bpm, respiratory rate 18 bpm, and oxygen saturation of 98% in room air. The nurse puts the client on the cardiac monitor. What does the nurse anticipate will be the prescription by the medical provider?

Which of the following medications does the nurse anticipate being ordered for a client admitted with the following tachycardic rhythm and complaints of palpitations and dizziness?

A nurse in an urgent care center is assessing a client who reports a sudden onset of irregular palpitations, fatigue, and dizziness. The nurse finds a rapid and irregular heart rate on the cardiac monitor. Which dysrhythmias should the nurse expect to find on the EKG?

A nurse is caring for a client that is post cardiopulmonary arrest. The nurse anticipates to administer which of the following medications if theclient's restored rhythm is symptomatic bradycardia?

A nurse is teaching a client with a new atrial fibrillation diagnosis on worsening signs and symptoms. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following complications?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a serum potassium level of 5.9 mEq/L. The provider prescribes polystyrene sulfonate. If this medication is effective, the nurse should expect which of the following changes on the client's ECG?

A nurse is reviewing medications prescribed for a client. For which of the following prescriptions should the nurse contact the provider for clarification?

Read orders by the prescriber and answer the question.

Prescriber's orders

Labs: PT, PTT, INR

Unsupervised ambulation every 1 hr

Give protamine sulfate STAT

Give Aspirin orally daily

Continue unrestricted regular diet

Give vitamin K STAT

Initiate bleeding precautions

A nurse is admitting a client who has been in Atrial Fibrillation for 24 hours.

Which of the following interventions does the nurse plan to complete?

(Select All that Apply.)