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Practice Exercise 3 ( 10 Questions)

Question 1 of 10 :

A client is experiencing ventricular fibrillation (VF), and the nurse prepares for cardiac defibrillation. What is the rationale for using defibrillation in this situation?

A To enhance repolarization and relaxation of ventricular myocardial cells.

B To provide an electrical impulse that stimulates normal myocardial contractions.

C To depolarize the myocardial cells and allow the SA node to resume pacemaker function.

D To deliver an electrical impulse during ventricular contraction to convert the heart to a sinus rhythm.

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