The nurse is teaching a class on rhythm abnormalities to patients who have experienced dysrhythmias.The nurse knows that teaching has been effective when a patient makes which statement?
A) "Dysrhythmias cause serious electrolyte imbalances;this results in heart block."
B) "Dysrhythmias are the result of long-standing,uncontrolled hypertension."
C) "Dysrhythmias interrupt the normal electrical pathways in the heart so it can't beat properly."
D) "Dysrhythmias alter the blood flow through the heart and cause it to stop beating."
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