A Patient's Cardiac Monitor Reveals a Regular Rhythm with a Rate

Multiple Choice

A patient's cardiac monitor reveals a regular rhythm with a rate of 240 beats per minute.No P waves are distinguishable.The patient is alert and says,"My heart is racing." What nursing intervention is indicated?

A) Gather equipment to begin anticoagulant therapy.
B) Defibrillate the patient.
C) Prepare the patient for immediate cardioversion.
D) Ask the patient to bear down as if moving the bowels.