The nurse notes in the patient's medication orders that the patient will be taking ibutilide (Corvert). Based on this finding, the nurse interprets that the patient has which disorder?
a. Ventricular ectopy
b. Atrial fibrillation
c. Supraventricular tachycardia
d. Bradycardia
ANS: B
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