The nurse is participating in the emergency care for a patient who is in ventricular fibrillation. Which of these manifestations would the nurse expect to find and document during data collection?

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Ventricular fibrillation is a life-threatening arrhythmia characterized by the absence of effective cardiac output. Absence of peripheral pulses is a result of ineffective pumping of the heart and is an expected manifestation in a patient in ventricular fibrillation. Dyspnea, pinpoint pupils, and capillary refill less than 3 seconds are not specific to ventricular fibrillation and may not be present in all patients.

The Nurse Is Participating in the Emergency Care for a Patient