The nurse is providing care to a client with a history of a diagnosis of organic heart disease. The nurse received a phone call from the telemetry base station and reported a reading of ventricular rate <40 beats/min from the Purkinje fibers. After the nurse checks the client, what should the nurse do next?
A. Prepare the client for pacemaker insertion.
B. Start CPR at 100 chest compressions/minute.
C. Administer oxygen to maintain tissue perfusion.
D. Assign the UAP to monitor the client.
Answer: A
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