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) a patient with a large hematoma to the scalp after falling. B) a patient with an elevated white blood cell count due to leukemia. C) a patient with antibodies in her bloodstream capable of casing anaphylaxis. D) a patient with pneumonia who is profoundly hypoxic.

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The ________ cutting edge at the tip must be sharpened periodically

A. clamping C. rongeur's B. grasping D. retracting

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