You are an operating room nurse caring for a client who is having a pacemaker implanted. The physician has requested a demand mode pacemaker for this client. What is this type of pacemaker?
A) A fixed-rate pacemaker
B) A temporary pacemaker
C) Self-activated
D) Asynchronous

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A demand mode pacemaker is self-activated, meaning it only sends electrical impulses to the heart when it detects that the heart's natural rhythm is too slow or absent, thus "demanding" action only when necessary. Fixed-rate pacemakers continuously send electrical signals regardless of the heart's own rhythm, temporary pacemakers are used for short-term pacing needs, and asynchronous pacemakers, which are not demand-based, pace at a fixed rate regardless of the heart's intrinsic activity.

You Are an Operating Room Nurse Caring for a Client