A client asks the nurse how quinidine sulfate (Quinora) will aid in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.In formulating a response,the nurse would include that quinidine has which of the following properties?
A) It increases automaticity,conduction velocity,and rate of the heart.
B) It helps the sinoatrial node become more impulse generating for the ventricles.
C) It stabilizes specific cardiac cell membranes and prevents the exchange of sodium and potassium.
D) It allows an increase in impulse generation in the Purkinje fibers.
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