A patient has a permanent pacemaker inserted for treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation with slow ventricular response.The nurse recognizes that the pacemaker is used for the patient to do which of the following?
A) Prevent ventricular irritability.
B) Override the ectopic stimulus in the atria.
C) Fire an impulse every second to maintain a heart rate of 60 beats/min.
D) Discharge an electrical stimulus when no ventricular depolarization is sensed.
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