Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 64%
Simulated
A nurse is collecting data on a client who has bradycardia. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Bradycardia (<60 BPM) reduces cardiac output, impairing cerebral perfusion and causing lightheadedness. Volume deficit may cause tachycardia, not bradycardia. Anxiety typically increases heart rate. Fever raises heart rate to meet metabolic demand, not lowers it. Lightheadedness reflects inadequate brain oxygenation.