Dysrhythmias NCLEX Exam Prep with Questions and Solutions

Dysrhythmias NCLEX Exam Prep with Questions and Solutions You are the nurse working on the telemetry unit and you have finally gotten to sit down to work on some charting. Suddenly the heart monitors at the station start beeping. The patient in room 18 is showing a ventricular fibrillation rhythm on the monitor. The medical team advances together into the room and finds them unconscious. What is priority action by the nurse? A) Prepare to administer adenosine to the patient B) Begin chest compressions C) Prepare for defibrillation D) Check for a pulse ANSWER D) Check for a pulse A pulse would be assessed first. Then the patient will be defibrillated and chest compressions will begin immediately. The nurse sees a sinus tachycardia rhythm on the monitor. Which of the following lab values does the nurse identify as being most likely to have caused this dysrhythmia? a) K 3.0 b) Ca 10.5 c) Hgb 9 d) Magnesium 2.1 ANSWER c) Hgb 9 Anemia can contribute to sinus tachycardia