What change in cardiac function would the nurse expect to find in the client who is taking a drug that stimulates beta1 receptor sites in the heart?
A. Increased pulse rate, pulse bounding
B. Increased pulse rate, pulse thready
C. Decreased pulse rate, pulse bounding
D. Decreased pulse rate, pulse thready
A
Stimulation of beta1 receptor sites in the heart has positive chronotropic and inotropic actions.
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