Question

A client who had a myocardial infarction is in the coronary care unit on a cardiac monitor. the nurse observes runs of ventricular tachycardia on the screen. what medication should the nurse prepare to administer?

Answer 1

When the nurse has observed of a patient who runs a ventricular tachycardia, it would likely show that their no presence of P waves, there is a wide QRS complex in the monitor and the rate would range between 100 to 250, if all manifest this in the monitor, it is likely that the patient has ventricular tachycardia. The medication that the nurse should give to the client who has exhibit this should have an anti-dysrhythmic drugs, that is important in the first line of treatment. Drugs of these kind include, lidocaine, procainamide and even amiodarone. If there is a need to correct the rhythm, it is likely that cardioversion is given as a treatment.