Are you ready for the NCLEX?

Are you ready for the NCLEX?

If a client presents with pulseless ventricular tachycardia in the ER, what is the nurse’s first action?

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Correct Incorrect Pulseless VT requires immediate defibrillation per ACLS protocols.

If a client presents with pulseless ventricular tachycardia in the ER, what is the nurse’s first action?

  • Begin synchronized cardioversion
  • Defibrillate at 200 joules
  • Initiate transcutaneous pacing
  • Administer amiodarone IV
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