Avnpatientvnisvnreceivingvnlidocainevnbyvncontinuousvnintravenousvn(IV)vninfusion.vnThe
vnnursevnunderstandsvnthisvnmedicationvnisvnprescribedvnforvnwhatvncondition?vn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ Ventricularvndysrhythmias
ThevnnursevnisvnreviewingvnthevnprotocolvnforvnadministrationvnofvnIVvnadenosine.vnWha
tvnisvnthevnMOSTvnimportantvnnursingvninterventionvntovnremembervnwhenvngivingvnthisv
nmedication?vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ AdministervnitvnasvnavnfastvnIVvnpush.
Tovnpreventvnthevnoccurrencevnofvncinchonismvninvnavnpatientvnprescribedvnquinidine,vn
whichvninstructionvnisvnMOSTvnimportantvnforvnthevnnursevntovnprovidevnforvnthisvnpatie
nt?vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ Avoidvndrinkingvngrapefruitvnjuice.
Thevnnursevnunderstandsvnadenosinevnisvnusedvntovntreatvnwhichvncondition?vn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ Paroxysmalvnsupraventricularvntachycardiavn(PSVT)
Sodiumvnchannelvnblockersvnarevnconsideredvnwhichvnclassvnofvnantidysrhythmicvndrug
s?vn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ ClassvnI
Thevnpatientvnisvnprescribedvnibutilide,vnavnclassvnIIIvnantiarrhythmicvndrug.vnThevnnurse
vnunderstandsvnthisvndrugvnhasvnbeenvnprescribedvnforvnwhichvnreason?vn-
vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔ Conversionvnofvnrecent-
onsetvnatrialvnfibrillationvnandvnflutter