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WorksheetsNRSG421 Perfusion Dysrhythmias
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The nurse who is caring for a patient notes the following on the cardiac monitor. The patient short of breath, weak, and states being very tired. How would the nurse best describe this rhythm?
Sinus bradycardia with ST Elevation
Pulseless Electrical Activity
Sinus Bradycardia
Sinus Bradycardia with an AV Block
The nurse working on a telemetry floor notes all the following rhythms. Which rhythm does the nurse respond to first?
The nurse working in the ER notes the following rhythm when placing the patient on the cardiac monitor. Which of the following manifestations does the nurse contribute to the cardiac rhythm? Select all that apply.
cool clammy skin
decreased level of consciousness
complaints of numbness and tingling in extremities
O2 saturations 98-100%
lower than normal blood pressure for patient
The nurse caring for a patient sets the patient up on a cardiac monitor after the patient complained of "fluttering" in her chest. The nurse notes the following rhythm and updates the physician. The nurse expects which of the following orders?
Give an IV bolus of 1000cc NS over the next hour.
Initiate dopamine drip per protocol.
Prepare for immediate cardioversion.
Give heparin bolus SQ now and initiate SQ heparin per protocol.
During a full code the nurse identifies which of the following as the treatment of choice for correcting the following dysrhythmia?
IV Epinephrine
Defibrillation
IV Magnesium
Good CPR
Which of the following cardiac rhythms is the nurse most concerned about?
What is the treatment of choice to correct the following cardiac dysrhythmia?
Defibrillation
IV Adenosine
IV fluid bolus
IV Amiodarone
The nurse working in the ER notes the following rhythm on a patient that is brought into the ER in a full code. The rescue personnel voice they have been doing chest compression and giving breaths via a bag valve mask. The nurse identifies which of the following as the next priority action?
Defibrillate the patient.
Initiate an IV and give epinephrine.
Take over giving breaths to patient.
Stop compressions and listen apically for pulse.
The nurse working in ICU hears an alarm come from the telemetry monitor and looks to find this rhythm on one of the patients. What action does the nurse take first?
Silence the alarm on the telemetry monitor.
Yell down the hall to your partner nurse to come help with a code blue.
Grab crash cart and head toward the patient's room.
Analyze the rhythm further from the nurses station telemetry monitor.
The nurse working in the ER is caring for a patient who presented with chest pain and shortness of breathe. The patient suddenly grabs his chest and becomes unconscious. The following is noted on the defibrillator cardiac monitor. What does the nurse do first?
Grab the bag valve mask and give 2 breaths
Prepare to defibrillate patient immediately
Look to start a second IV site
Set up the IV tubing for a heparin drip
