The nurse is caring for a patient who requires continuous electrocardiogram monitoring. Which of the following should the patient's alarms be set to if the patient's normal heart rate is 86 beats per minute?
1. low 66, high 106
2. low 76, high 96
3. low 80, high 100
4. low 60, high 100
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Rationale: Alarms on the monitor are set typically at 20 bpm higher and lower than the patient's baseline rates. The alarms are left on and audible to the nurse. If the patient's normal heart rate is 86 beats per minute, the alarms should be set to low 66 and high 106. The other choices are incorrect.
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