Dysrhythmias Questions With Answers
To determine whether there is a delay in impulse conduction through the atria, the nurse
will measure the duration of the patient's - P wave.
The nurse needs to quickly estimate the heart rate for a patient with a regular heart
rhythm. Which method will be best to use? - Use the 3-second markers to count the
number of QRS complexes in 6 seconds and multiply by 10.
A patient has a junctional escape rhythm on the monitor. The nurse will expect the
patient to have a heart rate of _____ beats/minute. - 40 to 60
The nurse obtains a rhythm strip on a patient who has had a myocardial infarction and
makes the following analysis: no visible P waves, P-R interval not measurable,
ventricular rate 162, R-R interval regular, and QRS complex wide and distorted, QRS
duration 0.18 second. The nurse interprets the patient's cardiac rhythm as - ventricular
tachycardia.
The nurse notes that a patient's cardiac monitor shows that every other beat is earlier
than expected, has no visible P wave, and has a QRS complex that is wide and bizarre
in shape. How will the nurse document the rhythm? - Ventricular bigeminy
A patient has a normal cardiac rhythm and a heart rate of 72 beats/minute. The nurse
determines that the P-R interval is 0.24 seconds. The most appropriate intervention by
the nurse would be to - document the finding and continue to monitor the patient.
A patient who was admitted with a myocardial infarction experiences a 45-second
episode of ventricular tachycardia, then converts to sinus rhythm with a heart rate of 98
beats/minute. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - Prepare to
give IV amiodarone (Cordarone) per agency dysrhythmia protocol.
After the nurse gives IV atropine to a patient with symptomatic type 1, second-degree
atrioventricular (AV) block, which finding indicates that the medication has been
effective? - Increase in the patient's heart rate
A patient with dilated cardiomyopathy has new onset atrial fibrillation that has been
unresponsive to drug therapy for several days. The priority teaching needed for this
patient would include information about - anticoagulant therapy.
Which information will the nurse include when teaching a patient who is scheduled for a
radiofrequency catheter ablation for treatment of atrial flutter? - The procedure will use
electrical energy to destroy areas of the conduction system.
After providing a patient with discharge instructions on the management of a new
permanent pacemaker, the nurse knows that teaching has been effective when the
To determine whether there is a delay in impulse conduction through the atria, the nurse
will measure the duration of the patient's - P wave.
The nurse needs to quickly estimate the heart rate for a patient with a regular heart
rhythm. Which method will be best to use? - Use the 3-second markers to count the
number of QRS complexes in 6 seconds and multiply by 10.
A patient has a junctional escape rhythm on the monitor. The nurse will expect the
patient to have a heart rate of _____ beats/minute. - 40 to 60
The nurse obtains a rhythm strip on a patient who has had a myocardial infarction and
makes the following analysis: no visible P waves, P-R interval not measurable,
ventricular rate 162, R-R interval regular, and QRS complex wide and distorted, QRS
duration 0.18 second. The nurse interprets the patient's cardiac rhythm as - ventricular
tachycardia.
The nurse notes that a patient's cardiac monitor shows that every other beat is earlier
than expected, has no visible P wave, and has a QRS complex that is wide and bizarre
in shape. How will the nurse document the rhythm? - Ventricular bigeminy
A patient has a normal cardiac rhythm and a heart rate of 72 beats/minute. The nurse
determines that the P-R interval is 0.24 seconds. The most appropriate intervention by
the nurse would be to - document the finding and continue to monitor the patient.
A patient who was admitted with a myocardial infarction experiences a 45-second
episode of ventricular tachycardia, then converts to sinus rhythm with a heart rate of 98
beats/minute. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next? - Prepare to
give IV amiodarone (Cordarone) per agency dysrhythmia protocol.
After the nurse gives IV atropine to a patient with symptomatic type 1, second-degree
atrioventricular (AV) block, which finding indicates that the medication has been
effective? - Increase in the patient's heart rate
A patient with dilated cardiomyopathy has new onset atrial fibrillation that has been
unresponsive to drug therapy for several days. The priority teaching needed for this
patient would include information about - anticoagulant therapy.
Which information will the nurse include when teaching a patient who is scheduled for a
radiofrequency catheter ablation for treatment of atrial flutter? - The procedure will use
electrical energy to destroy areas of the conduction system.
After providing a patient with discharge instructions on the management of a new
permanent pacemaker, the nurse knows that teaching has been effective when the
