A 28-year-old patient presents to the emergency department w…
A 28-year-old patient presents to the emergency department with a sudden, rapid heart rate of 180 beats per minute. The patient reports feeling lightheaded and anxious but denies chest pain. Vital signs are stable, but an EKG shows a narrow QRS complex tachycardia with a regular rhythm. As the nurse caring for this patient, which intervention is the most appropriate for initially managing this rhythm?
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The nurse reviews the EKG for a patient and notes atrial flutter with a ventricular response rate of 150 beats/minute. The client reports feeling short of breath (SOB), having chest pain and the following vital signs. Which intervention should the nurse perform first? T 99.9 F P 150 RR 26 BP 89/62 O2 91% RA
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