The nurse is providing care to a client with a history of a diagnosis of organic heart disease.The nurse received a phone call from the telemetry base station and reported a reading of ventricular rate

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The nurse is providing care to a client with a history of a diagnosis of organic heart disease.The nurse received a phone call from the telemetry base station and reported a reading of ventricular rate <40 beats/min from the Purkinje fibers.After the nurse checks the client,what should the nurse do next?
A)Prepare the client for pacemaker insertion.
B)Start CPR at 100 chest compressions/minute.
C)Administer oxygen to maintain tissue perfusion.
D)Assign the UAP to monitor the client.

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The client has a dangerously low heart rate, indicating a need for a pacemaker to regulate the heart rhythm.

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