➻ ⚫ 🇨🇮 My rhythms work sheet #1

Abnormal prolongation of the QT Interval increases the chance of which lethal dysrhythmias?

• A-Fib

• V-Fib

• V-Tach

• A-Tach

What is the Normal PR interval?  

What is the Normal QRS? 

What is the Normal QT?

What are some nursing interventions for a patient experiencing a new onset of Sinus bradycardia?

• Assess and give atropine or Medical Alert/RRT

• Identify and treat underlying cause

• Record strip, no treatment needed

• continue to monitor, rate control and anti-coagulation

What is the nursing intervention for a patient with Sinus tachycardia?

• Identify and treat the underlying cause

• Record strip, no treatment needed

• Synchronized cardioversion (SC) 

• conversion, anticoagulation and/or rate control.

What is the nursing intervention for a patient with Sinus tachycardia?

• Identify and treat the underlying cause

• Record strip, no treatment needed

• Synchronized cardioversion (SC) 

• conversion, anticoagulation and/or rate control.

What are some nursing interventions for a patient experiencing Sinus arrest/pause?

• Identify and treat the underlying cause

• Record strip, no treatment needed

• Assess patient, notify physician; consider medication/pacemaker; consider Medical Alert RRT/Code

• conversion, anticoagulation and/or rate control.

Answer explanation

What are some nursing interventions for a patient experiencing stable PSVT/SVT?

• Identify and treat the underlying cause

• Vagal maneuver, adenosine, calcium blockers, beta blockers

   

• Assess patient, notify physician; consider medication/pacemaker; consider Medical Alert RRT/Code

• conversion, anticoagulation and/or rate control.

Answer explanation

What are some nursing interventions for a patient experiencing unstable PSVT/SVT?

• Synchronized cardioversion (SC) 

• Vagal maneuver, adenosine, calcium blockers, beta blockers

   

• Assess patient, notify physician; consider medication/pacemaker; consider Medical Alert RRT/Code

• conversion, anticoagulation and/or rate control.

Answer explanation