If your patient's cardiac rhythm is life-threatening, your FIRST action should be to
A) check the monitor wires and patches.
B) exchange the cardiac monitor for a new one.
C) notify the family of the patient's deteriorating condition.
D) check the patient–assess vital signs and see how he/she feels.
D
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A. clamping C. rongeur's B. grasping D. retracting
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