The nurse explains that the calcium channel blocker verapamil assists to correct an arrhythmia by:
a. "numbing" the heart to the impulse to contract.
b. increasing the strength of the impulse from the atrioventricular (AV) node.
c. altering the impulse from the sinoatrial (SA) node.
d. inhibiting transmission of the impulse from the AV node.
D
Verapamil blocks calcium from the cardiac cells, inhibiting the transmission of the impulse from the AV node.
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A nurse who has worked in the hospital for 10 years has committed to a new job in the emergency department
The nurse should expect to attend which courses to help prepare for this position? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Basic Life Support (BLS) instructor course 2. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 3. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) 4. Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) 5. Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)