Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 79%
Simulated
A nurse is caring for a client with a ventricular pacemaker who is on ECG monitoring. The nurse understands that the pacemaker is functioning properly when which of the following appears on the monitor strip?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Pacemaker spikes before each QRS complex indicate proper ventricular pacing, stimulating ventricular depolarization.