A Patient Is Brought to the ED and Determined to Be

A patient is brought to the ED and determined to be experiencing symptomatic sinus bradycardia. The nurse caring for this patient is aware the medication of choice for treatment of this dysrhythmia is the administration of atropine. What guidelines will the nurse follow when administering atropine?

A) Administer atropine $0.5 \mathrm{mg}$ as an IV bolus every 3 to 5 minutes to a maximum of $3.0 \mathrm{mg}$ .
B) Administer atropine as a continuous infusion until symptoms resolve.
C) Administer atropine as a continuous infusion to a maximum of $30 \mathrm{mg}$ in 24 hours.
D) Administer atropine $1.0 \mathrm{mg}$ sublingually.