The nurse is caring for a client with an automatic implantab…

The nurse is caring for a client with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD). While caring for the client, you hear the monitor alarming and note the client’s cardiac rhythm has changed. Which arrhythmia on the cardiac monitor would the AICD appropriately terminate?

The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted three days…

The nurse is caring for a client who was admitted three days ago with an acute myocardial infarction (MI).  The client develops sinus bradycardia with a heart rate of 42-54 BPM.  The client becomes hypotensive, diaphoretic, and lightheaded.  The nurse knows which of the following is not a potential treatment option?