A nurse is obtaining an electrocardiogram on a patient and notices that minimal complexes are seen. What is the appropriate intervention in this situation?
A) Ask the patient to sit up during the testing.
B) Ask the patient to hold his or her breath during the testing.
C) Run longer strips.
D) Reassess electrode placement.
C
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Blood is composed of:
a. RBCs, WBCs, and plasma b. RBCs, WBCs, platelets and plasma c. platelets and plasma d. RBCs, WBCs, and platelets
The nurse explains that clients with narcolepsy often also experience cataplexy, which is a/an
a. inability to move for several minutes on awakening. b. seizure-like episode with tonic and clonic movements. c. sudden loss of muscle tone that lasts for several minutes. d. trance-like period of 5 minutes or more.
Which of the following groups is most at risk today for an outbreak of pneumococcal pneumonia?
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