The nurse is caring for a patient with a tachydysrhythmia. The nurse would teach and prepare the patient for which of the following procedures?
A) Catheter ablation therapy
B) Transubcutaneous pacemaker
C) Cardioversion
D) Implantable cardiac device
Ans: A
Feedback: Catheter ablation therapy uses radiofrequency energy to ablate or burn accessory pathways or ectopic sites in the atria, AV node, or ventricles that cause tachyarrhythmias.
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