The nurse caring for a patient on the telemetry floor who is experiencing symptomatic sinus bradycardia is aware the medication of choice for treatment of this dysrhythmia is atropine. What guidelines will the nurse following when administering atropine?
A) Administer atropine 0.5 mg rapidly as an IV bolus every 3 to 5 minutes to a maximum total dose of 3 mg.
B) Administer atropine 0.5 mg slowly as an IV bolus every minute to a maximum total dose of 3 mg.
C) Administer atropine 1.0 mg rapidly as an IV bolus every 3 to 5 minutes to a maximum total dose of 3 mg.
D) Administer atropine 1.0 mg slowly as an IV bolus every minute to a maximum total dose of 3 mg.
Ans: A
Feedback: Atropine 0.5 mg given rapidly as an intravenous (IV) bolus every 3 to 5 minutes to a maximum total dose of 3 mg is the medication of choice in treating symptomatic sinus bradycardia.
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