What information should the nurse include when teaching a patient with incessant ventricular fibrillation who is being considered for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)?
A) An ICD would be beneficial for this patient.
B) An ICD would be reasonable to consider for this patient.
C) An ICD may be considered but is questionable for this patient.
D) An ICD would not be useful and may even be harmful for this patient.
D
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a. St. John's wort. b. aloe vera. c. valerian. d. ginkgo.
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a. NSAID Title I c. CSHCN Title V b. WECM d. WIC
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a. microorganism's host as a virus. b. microorganism when it is a virus. c. pathogenicity of an organism. d. type of microorganism.
The beta blocker acebutolol (Sectral) is prescribed for dysrhythmias. The nurse knows that what is the primary purpose of the drug?
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