The nurse obtains a 6-second rhythm strip and charts the following analysis: atrial rate 70, regular; ventricular rate 40, regular; QRS 0.04 sec; no relationship between P waves and QRS complexes; atria and ventricles beating independently of each other. Which of the following would be a correct interpretation of this rhythm strip?
A. Sinus dysrhythmias
B. Third-degree heart block
C. Wenckebach phenomenon
D. Premature ventricular contractions
Answer: B. Third-degree heart block
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