The nurse caring for a client with a poorly functioning SA node knows that which of the following will take over in the conduction pathway to maintain adequate heart rate and perfusion?
A student nurse understands that when the heart atria are depolarizing, which action is taking place?
A nurse is performing a focused cardiac assessment on a client with heart disease. The nurse notes that the client’s heart is beating in a regular rhythm and the cardiac conduction system appears to be working correctly upon auscultation. The heart’s ability to keep a pace using its own electrical activity is known as which of the following?
The student nurse is precepting on the telemetry floor. The preceptor asks about the pathway of electrical conduction in the heart. Which of the following is a correct response by the student?
A client presents to the emergency department with suspected pacemaker malfunction. The nurse obtains vital signs and gets an EKG. The vital signs are as follows: Blood pressure 78/45, pulse 32 beats per minute, oxygen 75% on room air, respiratory rate 32. The EKG does not show any pacer spikes. Which of the following situations is most likely occurring?
The student nurse understands that when the ventricles are depolarizing, which action is taking place? Select all that apply.
The student nurse understands that when the heart ventricles are depolarizing, the atria are doing which of the following?
Identify the area in the image where the electrical activity of each heartbeat originates in a healthy heart.
The nurse is assessing a client who will have an atrial pacemaker inserted due to a non-functioning SA node. Prior to the procedure, the nurse expects which of the following pulse rates upon assessment?
The student nurse is reviewing the electrical activity of the heart. The student nurse is aware that the electrical impulse begins with which of the following?
