When the nurse is caring for a patient with a cardiac arrhythmia, the priority goal for the patient is what?
A) To maintain nutritional intake
B) To maintain fluid intake
C) To maintain cardiac output
D) To maintain urine output
C
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Disruptions in the normal rhythm of the heart can interfere with myocardial contractions and affect the cardiac output, the amount of blood pumped with each beat. Arrhythmias that seriously disrupt cardiac output can be fatal. Therefore, the primary goal of treating a cardiac arrhythmia is to maintain adequate cardiac output to support life. The other goals may be important to individual patient care, but sustaining life takes priority.
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