The nurse is administering amiodarone to a patient who is being treated for a ventricular arrhythmia
The patient has received a bolus of 150 mg of amiodarone IV and is now receiving a continuous infusion of 1 mg/minute. The nurse notes a heart rate of 60 beats per minute and a blood pressure of 88/54 mm Hg. The nurse will notify the provider and perform which other action?
a. Continue the amiodarone infusion at 1 mg/minute.
b. Decrease the rate of the amiodarone infusion to 0.5 mg/minute.
c. Increase the rate of the amiodarone infusion to 1.5 mg/minute.
d. Stop the infusion of amiodarone.
ANS: B
Amiodarone has significant adverse effects of hypotension and bradycardia. When these occur, the nurse should slow the infusion rate to prevent or treat these effects.
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