The nurse has just received shift report with lab results no…
The nurse has just received shift report with lab results noted as just being resulted per the previous shift nurse. The physician is being notified and the nurse assesses the patients morning EKG that was just performed. A patient with a serum potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L may exhibit electrocardiographic changes of:
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A patient presented to the Emergency Department Alert and oriented x 4 with complaints of a “racing” heart and nervousness. The nurse immediately places the patient on a cardiac monitor and obtains the following electrocardiographic (ECG) tracing. In continuing with nursing care what is the next action that the nurse should perform first?
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