A nurse is performing an admission assessment on an older adult client with multiple chronic diseases.The nurse assesses the heart rate to be 48 beats/min.What does the nurse do first?

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Pacemaker cells in the conduction system decrease in number as a person ages,resulting in bradycardia.The nurse should check the medication reconciliation for medications that might cause such a drop in heart rate,then should inform the health care provider.Documentation is important,but it is not the priority action.The heart rate is not low enough for atropine to be needed.

A Nurse Is Performing an Admission Assessment on an Older