Practice Question
The nurse is responding to a rapid response call and observes the following ECG rhythm. The nurse knows which dysrhythmias is displayed?
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Correct Answer:
Ventricular Fibrillation
Rationale:
🟠The ECG strip shows chaotic, irregular, and disorganized electrical activity with no identifiable P waves, QRS complexes, or T waves, which are the hallmark findings of ventricular fibrillation.
🟠In VFib, the ventricles quiver ineffectively instead of contracting, leading to no cardiac output and immediate loss of consciousness if not treated.
🟠This rhythm is a medical emergency — the patient is pulseless and apneic, requiring immediate defibrillation and initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
🟠The goal of management is to restore organized electrical activity and effective perfusion through defibrillation, epinephrine administration, and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) protocols.
🟠Without prompt intervention, VFib rapidly progresses to asystole and death.
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Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: Examplify Exam(s)
- Domain: Medical-Surgical
- Answer Choices: 4