Telemetry interpretation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Reasoning Scenario Performance Related to Outcomes: *See Score Explanation and Interpretation below for additional details. Body Function Strong Satisfactory Needs Improvement Cardiac Output and Tissue Perfusion 100% Excretion 100% Immunity 100% Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption & Elimination 100% NCLEX RN Strong Satisfactory Needs Improvement RN Management of Care 100% RN Safety and Infection Control 100% RN Basic Care and Comfort 100% RN Pharmacological and Parenter...

The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion? Wide-complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assessments and begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry, suppl...

2024 PN HESI EXIT V2 1) A client diagnosed with thrombophlebitis 1 day ago suddenly complains of chest pain and shortness of breath, and the client is visibly anxious. The LPN/LVN understands that a life-threatening complication of this condition is which? • Pneumonia • Pulmonary edema • Pulmonary embolism • Myocardial infarction Correct Answer: 3. Pulmonary embolism 2) A 24-year-old man seeks medical attention for complaints of claudication in the arch of the foot. The...

Telemetry Exam 60 Questions with Verified Answers Pace Maker of the Heart - CORRECT ANSWER The Sino Atrial node is also known as the 100/60 -138/89 - CORRECT ANSWER Normal BP range is -0.1 eV for each box in the vertical direction -typically there are 10 boxes in the vertical direction for QRS complexes, adding up to 1.0 eV - CORRECT ANSWER The vertical lines in each of the boxes indicate: Coreg and epinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER What medication can change Atrial fibrillation to a sin...

HESI Case Study- Management of a Medical Unit (2023/2024) Graded A+ Which client situation requires the most immediate intervention by the charge nurse? New onset ST segment elevation is observed on the telemetry monitor of a client admitted with angina. What action should Mr. Young take? Request that another staff RN obtain the report. How should the charge nurse respond to this situation? Remain with he client who has angina and assign a PN to monitor the confused client while the UAP obtain...

This is the rhythm that the telemetry technician observed on the cardiac monitor at the central telemetry station. What is your interpretation of the rhythm on the cardiac monitor? correct answer: Sinus Bradycardia Based on the primary assessment findings, what additional actions should the team take? correct answer: 1. Ensure vascular access and administer atropine. 2. Administer supplemental oxygen. Three minutes after the initial dose of atropine is administered, Mr. Hernandez's hea...

This is the rhythm that the telemetry technician observed on the cardiac monitor at the central telemetry station. What is your interpretation of the rhythm on the cardiac monitor? correct answer: Sinus Bradycardia Based on the primary assessment findings, what additional actions should the team take? correct answer: 1. Ensure vascular access and administer atropine. 2. Administer supplemental oxygen. Three minutes after the initial dose of atropine is administered, Mr. Hernandez's hea...

Cardiac- Telemetryalong what axis is time measured in an EKG paper? across a horizontal axis what does each small square on an EKG strip represent? 1 mm in length 0.04 seconds what does each large square on an EKG strip represent? 5 mm in length 0.2 seconds how can a regular rhythm be calculated on an EKG strip? when the rhythm is regular, the heart rate is 250 divided by the number of large squares between the QRS complexes i.e. 3 large squares between regular QRS compl...

The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion? - ANSWER-Wide-complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assessments and begins to care for the patient, including initiating cardiac monitoring, pulse oximetry, ...

Cardiac- Telemetry along what axis is time measured in an EKG paper? - correct answer across a horizontal axis what does each small square on an EKG strip represent? - correct answer 1 mm in length 0.04 seconds what does each large square on an EKG strip represent? - correct answer 5 mm in length 0.2 seconds how can a regular rhythm be calculated on an EKG strip? - correct answer when the rhythm is regular, the heart rate is 250 divided by the number of large squares between the QRS ...