The nurse is participating in the emergency care for a patient who is in ventricular fibrillation. Which of these manifestations would the nurse expect to find and document during data collection?
a. Dyspnea
b. Pinpoint pupils
c. Absent peripheral pulses
d. Capillary refill less than 3 seconds
ANS: C
Absent peripheral pulses are found with ventricular fibrillation.
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