The nurse is reviewing the patient's do-not-resuscitate orders when the cardiac alarm sounds.The rhythm is chaotic with no identifiable waves and the rate cannot be determined.Based on these clinical findings,the nurse determines that the patient is in which of the following cardiac rhythms?

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The description of a chaotic rhythm with no identifiable waves and an undeterminable rate is characteristic of ventricular fibrillation.

The Nurse Is Reviewing the Patient's Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders When the Cardiac