The nursing instructor is discussing pacemakers with her clinical group. One of the students is caring for a client with a transvenous pacemaker. One of the students asks why this client has a transvenous pacemaker. What would be the instructor's best response?
A) "A transvenous pacemaker is used in place of a transarterial pacemaker."
B) "A transvenous pacemaker is a permanent pacemaker that is asynchronous."
C) "A transvenous pacemaker is used for a ventricular tachyarrhythmia."
D) "A transvenous pacemaker is used to manage transient bradydysrhythmias like those that occur during acute MIs."

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A transvenous pacemaker is used to manage transient bradydysrhythmias like those that occur during acute MIs. Transarterial pacemakers are not commonly used and a transvenous pacemaker can be either asynchronous or synchronous. Ventricular tachyarrhythmia would be managed with a defibrillator, not a pacemaker.

The Nursing Instructor Is Discussing Pacemakers with Her Clinical Group