When the Nurse Is Monitoring a Patient Who Is Undergoing

Multiple Choice

When the nurse is monitoring a patient who is undergoing exercise (stress) testing on a treadmill, which assessment finding requires the most rapid action by the nurse?

A) Patient complaint of feeling tired.
B) Pulse change from 80 to 96 beats/minute.
C) BP increase from 134/68 to 150/80 mm Hg.
D) Electrocardiographic (ECG) changes indicating coronary ischemia.