The nurse is interpreting a cardiac strip. The strip reveals a regular QRS complex and regular P wave. The PR interval is 0.16 second and the QRS complex measures 0.06 second. The patient's heart rate is 62 beats/min. Which is the correct interpretation of this rhythm?

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The cardiac strip characteristics described (regular QRS complex and P wave, PR interval of 0.16 second, QRS complex of 0.06 second, and a heart rate of 62 beats/min) are consistent with normal sinus rhythm. Sinus bradycardia would have a heart rate less than 60 beats/min, atrial flutter would show a sawtooth pattern of atrial activity, and atrial fibrillation would have an irregular rhythm with no distinct P waves.

The Nurse Is Interpreting a Cardiac Strip