The patient's pulse is below 60 . Because the nurse is aware that the patient is not receiving digoxin, the nurse believes that the bradycardia might be caused by:
a. low exercise tolerance.
b. unrelieved severe pain.
c. excessive bed rest.
d. a prone position.
B
Bradycardia can result from unrelieved severe pain.
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