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Average Score: 78%
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The nurse is administering lidocaine (Xylocaine) to a client with a myocardial infarction. Which of the following assessment findings requires the nurse's immediate action?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
One of the side effects of lidocaine is bradycardia, heart block, cardiovascular collapse, and cardiac arrest (this drug should never be administered without continuous EKG monitoring).