The nurse on the unit hears an alarm sound in the client's room. Arriving in the room, the client is unresponsive. pulseless and the nurse sees the flat rhythm on the monitor. What is the FIRST action by the 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.)

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.

Which action by the nurse will determine if therapies ordered for a patient with chronic constrictive pericarditis are effective?

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 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?

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?

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 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?

A client has developed atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 148 beats per minute. Which assessment findings does the nurse expect to find in this client? Select all that apply

(Select All that Apply.)

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?