Ati lpn med surg cardiac exam
Ati lpn med surg cardiac exam ( 33 Questions)
A nurse is collecting data from a client who has atrial fibrillation. When documenting the quality of the client's pulse, which of the following terms should the nurse use?
Slow: Atrial fibrillation typically leads to an irregular, often rapid pulse, not necessarily slow.
Irregular: Atrial fibrillation causes an irregular pulse due to uncoordinated atrial contractions.
Bounding: A bounding pulse is associated with conditions like high cardiac output or fluid overload, not atrial fibrillation.
Not palpable: The pulse in atrial fibrillation is usually palpable but irregular.
A. Slow: Atrial fibrillation typically leads to an irregular, often rapid pulse, not necessarily slow.
B. Irregular: Atrial fibrillation causes an irregular pulse due to uncoordinated atrial contractions.
C. Bounding: A bounding pulse is associated with conditions like high cardiac output or fluid overload, not atrial fibrillation.
D. Not palpable: The pulse in atrial fibrillation is usually palpable but irregular.