While caring for a client who has sustained an MI, the nurse notes eight PVCs in one minute on the cardiac monitor. The client is receiving an IV infusion of D5W and oxygen at 2 L/minute. The nurse's first course of action should be to:
A. Increase the IV infusion rate
B. Notify the physician promptly
C. Increase the oxygen concentration
D. Administer a prescribed analgesic
Ans: B. Notify the physician promptly
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