A nursing intervention to assess the hemodynamic effects of a dysrhythmia on a patient would be to:
A) Obtain an ECG rhythm strip
B) Obtain a blood level of drugs administered
C) Assess the patient's level of anxiety
D) Assess the patient's BP and pulse rate
Ans: D
Feedback: BP and pulse rate are indicators of the hemodynamic effect of dysrhythmias on a patient and are nursing measures that do not require a physician's order. Obtaining an ECG or drug levels requires a physician's order.
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