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Sinus Rhythm & Sinus Bradycardia Cardiac Review – Notes
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CARDIOVASCULAR NCLEX QUIZ QUESTIONS
Question 1: You begin your shift and assess an electrocardiogram rhythm strip. The P waves and QRS complexes are regular. The PR interval is 0.14 seconds, and the QRS complexes are 0.08 seconds. The overall heart rate is 70 beats per minute. The nurse assesses the cardiac rhythm as:
A. Sick Sinus Syndrome
B. Normal Sinus Rhythm
C. First Degree Heart Block
D. Atrial Fibrillation
Question 2: After watching the cardiac monitor, you notice the rhythm has suddenly changed. P waves are present and 0.10 seconds, the QRS complexes are 0.08 seconds, and the ventricular rate is regular but 45 beats per minute. What rhythm is this?
A. Sinus Rhythm
B. Sinus Tachycardia
C. Sinus Bradycardia
D. Sinus Arrhythmia
Question 3: True or False: Treatment for sinus bradycardia is always treated the same regardless of patient assessment
Question 4: You enter a patients room and the patient is bradycardiac and symptomatic. What medication would you consider when making a recommendation to the provider for treatment?
A. Amiodarone
B. Cardizem
C. Atropine Sulfate
D. Agratroban
Question 5: True or False: When administrating atropine, it is important to have the code cart available due to the potential for paradoxical slowing.
CARDIOVASCULAR NCLEX QUIZ ANSWERS
Question 1: You begin your shift and assess an electrocardiogram rhythm strip. The P waves and QRS complexes are regular. The PR interval is 0.14 seconds, and the QRS complexes are 0.08 seconds. The overall heart rate is 70 beats per minute. The nurse assesses the cardiac rhythm as:
A. Sick Sinus Syndrome
B. Normal Sinus Rhythm
C. First Degree Heart Block
D. Atrial Fibrillation
Answer: B. Normal Sinus Rhythm
Question 2: After watching the cardiac monitor, you notice the rhythm has suddenly changed. P waves are present and 0.10 seconds, the QRS complexes are 0.08 seconds, and the ventricular rate is regular but 45 beats per minute. What rhythm is this?
A. Sinus Rhythm
B. Sinus Tachycardia
C. Sinus Bradycardia
D. Sinus Arrhythmia
Answer: C. Sinus Bradycardia
Question 3: True or False: Treatment for sinus bradycardia is always treated the same regardless of patient assessment
Answer: False
Question 4: You enter a patients room and the patient is bradycardiac and symptomatic. What medication would you consider when making a recommendation to the provider for treatment?
A. Amiodarone
B. Cardizem
C. Atropine Sulfate
D. Agratroban
Answer: C. Atropine Sulfate
Question 5: True or False: When administrating atropine, it is important to have the code cart available due to the potential for paradoxical slowing.
Answer: True