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  The nurse reviews the telemetry for a patient during a long code. What will the nurse conclude given this information?

A client has frequent bursts of ventricular tachycardia on the cardiac monitor. Which is of most concern to the nurse at this time?

Which medication assists heart rate in bradycardias by blocking the vagus nerve and accelerating the sinoatrial (SA) node?

The nurse reviews the lab results of her patient. Which provider order would the nurse expect in the plan of care? 

Which medication assists heart rate in bradycardias by blocking the vagus nerve and accelerating the sinoatrial (SA) node?

The nurse observes the following on telemetry while monitoring the client’s rhythm.  Which action would the nurse take?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with sinus tachycardia at 132 beats/minute.  When the nurse goes to assess the client they are apneic and have no palpable pulse.  Which action would the nurse take?

The nurse cares for a client diagnosed with sinus tachycardia at 132 beats/minute.  When the nurse goes to assess the client they are apneic and have no palpable pulse.  Which action would the nurse take?

A variety of media are inoculated to try to ID the alien microbe.  Based upon your observations and using the table, please ID which microbe your alien microbe most metabolically resembles. MR = methyl red; H2S is hydrogen sulfide, VP = Voges Proskaur: TSIA = Triple Sugar Iron Agar     Organism            Indole     Urease    MR         H2S     Gas        VP       Lactose          Citrate        Escherichia   –    –    +    –    +    +    +    – Yesinia    +    –    –   –    –    –    –    + Morganella    –    +       +    –    +    +    –    – Proteus    –    +     +    +    +    +    –    – Enterobacter    –   –     –    –   +    +    +    + Salmonella    –    –    +    +    +    –    –    + Providencia    –    –    +    –    +      +    –    – Unknown microbe                 a.  Which microbe do you have? b.  How will this microbe appear if you place it on an EMB plate? C. what would you expect this microbe to look like on a MacConkey plate?

ID the WBC and state its function