As the registered nurse, which tasks below should you NOT delegate to the LPN?

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?

As the registered nurse, which tasks below should you NOT delegate to the LPN?

A client on the cardiac telemetry unit goes into Ventricular fibrillation and is unresponsive. Following initiation of the emergency call system (code blue), what is the next priority for the nurse in caring for the client?

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 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?

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?

The charge nurse is making assignments for clients on a cardiac unit. Which client should the charge nurse assign to a new graduate nurse?

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.)

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

A client is experiencing atrial fibrillation for 2 weeks and did not respond to medication therapy. The client is scheduled for an elective (outpatient) cardioversion. Which other procedure or test does the nurse anticipate this client will need?