Question

The nurse is assigned to watch the cardiac monitors in the constant care unit and notes four different clients displaying arrhythmias. which arrhythmia is the nurse's highest priority

Answer 1

The nurse should give the highest priority care to the Ventricular Arrhythmias Patient. Because Ventricular arrhythmias start in the heart's lower chambers, the ventricles. They can be very dangerous and usually require medical care right away. Ventricular arrhythmias include ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. Ventricular tachycardia is an abnormal electrical impulses that start in the ventricles and cause an abnormally fast heartbeat. This often happens if the heart has a scar from a previous heart attack. Usually, the ventricle will contract more than 200 times a minute. Ventricular fibrillation is an irregular heart rhythm consisting of very rapid, uncoordinated fluttering contractions of the ventricles.The ventricles do not pump blood properly, they simply quiver. Ventricular fibrillation is life threatening and usually associated with heart disease. It is often triggered by a heart attack.