In evaluating a client's ECG tracing, the nurse notes three small squares between the upstroke and downstroke of the QRS wave. The nurse would record the QRS interval as
a. 0.04 second.
b. 0.06 second.
c. 0.08 second.
d. 0.12 second.
D
Each small square on ECG tracing paper is 0.04 second, making the QRS interval in this client 0.12 second.
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