You are caring for a patient who takes an antiarrhythmic agent. What would be a priority nursing assessment before administering this drug?
A) Assess mental status.
B) Assess breath sounds.
C) Assess pulses and blood pressure.
D) Assess urine output.
C
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The nurse should continually monitor cardiac rate and rhythm when administering an antiarrhythmic agent to detect potentially serious adverse effects and to evaluate drug effectiveness. All of the other options are appropriate assessments but are not the priority assessment.
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