A nurse is caring for a client who is in atrial fibrillation and needs to be cardioverted. The nurse should set the monitor to sync to which wave?
a. Q wave
b. T wave
c. S wave
d. R wave
d. R wave
rationale: The R wave indicates the peak of ventricular depolarization. This is the ideal time for synchronized cardioversion because it encourages the electrical activity of the heart to reset without putting the client at risk for dysrhythmias.
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a. Increase in baseline variability b. Nonperiodic accelerations c. Early decelerations d. Variable decelerations
The baseline fetal heart rate is 135 beats per minute. Following contractions, the fetus develops late decelerations. Which nursing intervention should be implemented first?
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