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Linking the exemplar of life-threatening dysrhythmias with the concept of safety:

Question 1

What safety teaching will you provide the client with atrial fibrillation?

Question 2

Your client has an internal pacemaker in place secondary to third degree heart block. When you provide safety instructions, the client asks why battery-powered equipment is used rather than electrically powered equipment. How will you respond?

Linking the exemplar of life-threatening dysrhythmias with the concept of addiction behaviors:

Question 3

What information will you provide the client with supraventricular tachycardia who plans to continue smoking cigarettes?

Question 4

What alterations will you make to your plan of care for the client with a dysrhythmia who also abuses cocaine?

Answer 1

1 if the patient is taking any of the blood thinners h has to look out for accidental injuries as bruising may results in bleeding and it is necessary to let your provider know if it happens.The patient should inform the dentist or other health care providers that he is on blood thinner ,before perfrming any is better in terms of reliability .Try to avoid fast foods and fatty foods.Limit the amkount of caffeine you drink.

2 The main reason is that it is highly reliable and provides safety .it is better in terms of longevity,no gas generation,adaptable shapes and sizes,corrosion resistance and ,minimum weight

3 Cigarettes contain harmful chemical substance called nicotine which increases serum catecholamine concentration and is therefore potentially arrythmogenic and cigarette smoking triggers the chance of recurrence of SVT.

4 Patients with wide complex tachycardia related to cocaine should be divided into those who appear acutely cocaine toxic or not based on the presence of hypertension,tachycardia,mydriasis and psychomotor agitation.Sedation is prescribed to control behaviour and lower heart rate.Hypertonic sodium bicarbonate administration should follow rapidly if the QRS complex remains prolonged.