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A Patient with a Temporary Pacemaker Has This Cardiac Rhythm

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A patient with a temporary pacemaker has this cardiac rhythm.What nursing intervention is indicated? A patient with a temporary pacemaker has this cardiac rhythm.What nursing intervention is indicated? A) Turn the impulse generator off,wait 30 seconds,and turn it back on. B) Call for a STAT portable chest x-ray. C) Check for a damaged lead wire. D) Decrease the pacemaker sensitivity.


A) Turn the impulse generator off,wait 30 seconds,and turn it back on.
B) Call for a STAT portable chest x-ray.
C) Check for a damaged lead wire.
D) Decrease the pacemaker sensitivity.

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