You are a RN attending to the patients in cardiac ICU. Monitoring of the patients shows the following changes. Which of these patients the nurse should attend first?

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The nurse should first attend the patient whose monitor shows asystole.'. A monitor showing asystole indicates that the patient has undergone cardiac arrest which may be life-threatening; thus he should be attended to immediately. The patient 'C' is showing Wenckebach which should also be attended soon as he/she is liable to develop cardiac arrest or Stokes-Adams attack. The patient 'A' is having sinus bradycardia which needs attention but is not an emergency. Patient 'D' is having atrial fibrillation with a fast ventricular rate which gives discomfort due to palpitation but is not life-threatening and can be seen later.

You Are a RN Attending to the Patients in Cardiac