A client is having a scheduled elective cardioversion due to a chronic atrial dysrhythmia. The procedure is successful, and the client is now in a normal sinus rhythm. What assessment does the nurse do next?

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Clients who have chronic atrial dysrhythmias are at risk of having blood clot in the atrium which could be dislodged into the circulatory system. This places the client at risk of stroke. The nurse assesses the client's mental status first. Blood pressure and oxygen saturation are important parameters to measure and the nurse measures them per facility policy. However, if this cardioversion is elective and scheduled, the client is hemodynamically stable. Skin integrity will be assessed because the electrode leads and patches for the cardioversion can irritate skin, but this is not the priority.

A Client Is Having a Scheduled Elective Cardioversion Due to a Chronic