A patient has a sinus arrest with a junctional escape rhythm.What would the nurse expect the patient's pulse rate to be?

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In the case of a sinus arrest with a junctional escape rhythm, the atrioventricular (AV) node or junction takes over as the pacemaker of the heart. The typical rate of a junctional escape rhythm is 40 to 60 beats per minute, which is slower than the normal sinus rhythm but faster than ventricular escape rhythms.

A Patient Has a Sinus Arrest with a Junctional Escape