The physician has ordered a nonpharmacologic therapy for a client diagnosed with bradycardia. The nurse anticipates what to be ordered for this client?
1. External defibrillation
2. Catheter ablation
3. Calcium channel blockers
4. Increased exercise
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Rationale 1:External defibrillation is used for a ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia, often in the presence of advanced cardiac life support.
Rationale 2:Catheter ablation is successful as a nonpharmacological therapy.
Rationale 3:Calcium channel blockers are medications to treat dysrhythmias.
Rationale 4: Increased exercise will not correct bradycardia.
Global Rationale: Research has demonstrated that catheter ablation and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are more successful in managing certain types of dysrhythmias than the use of medications.
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