A client has a heart rate of 130 beats per minute. How does the nurse plan to document this heart rate in the medical record?
1. Atrial fibrillation
2. Bradycardia
3. Tachycardia
4. Premature ventricular contraction
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Rationale 1: Fibrillation is characterized by very rapid, uncoordinated beats.
Rationale 2:Bradycardia is incorrect because it is a slow heart rate lower than 60 beats per minute.
Rationale 3: Tachycardia is a fast heart rate higher than 100 beats per minute.
Rationale 4:Premature ventricular contraction is incorrect because it is an extra beat often originating from a source other than the SA node.
Global Rationale: Tachycardia is a fast heart rate higher than 100 beats per minute. Fibrillation is characterized by very rapid, uncoordinated beats. Bradycardia is incorrect because it is a slow heart rate lower than 60 beats per minute. Premature ventricular contraction is incorrect because it is an extra beat often originating from a source other than the SA node.
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