A patient presents to the emergency department and says,"I am so dizzy that it is scaring me." Monitoring reveals the patient's blood pressure is 78/52 mmHg and heart rate is 44 beats per minutes.Which nursing intervention is indicated?
A)Administer antianxiety medication.
B)Administer atropine.
C)Instruct the patient to cough forcefully.
D)Monitor the patient while contacting the primary care provider.

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The patient's symptoms and vital signs suggest bradycardia with hypotension. Atropine is indicated to increase the heart rate in symptomatic bradycardia.

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