A client experiences premature ventricular contractions. The nurse prepares to administer lidocaine (Xylocaine), with the knowledge that it is administered intravenously to correct:
a. bradycardia.
b. atrial dysrhythmias.
c. ventricular dysrhythmias.
d. heart block.
ANS: C
Lidocaine anesthetizes the ectopic foci, decreasing ectopy and ventricular dysrhythmias.
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