The patient has a pacemaker with one pacing spike seen on the ECG before every QRS complex. There is no change in the pacemaker rhythm over time, with rest or with activity. The nurse realizes that this means that this which type of pacemaker?

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Asynchronous pacing is characterized by the pacemaker generating pacing spikes at a constant rate regardless of the patient's intrinsic cardiac activity. The description of one pacing spike seen before every QRS complex, with no change over time, rest, or activity, indicates that the pacemaker is not adjusting its pacing based on the patient's heart activity, which is consistent with asynchronous pacing.

The Patient Has a Pacemaker with One Pacing Spike Seen