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brutforce

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A patient's electrocardiogram (ECG), which has been ordered stat, indicates that the patient is experiencing ventricular tachycardia (VT). Which of the following nursing diagnoses should the nurse prioritize in the immediate care of this patient?
 
  A) Anxiety related to fear of the unknown
  B) Deficient knowledge, deficient regarding the arrhythmia and its treatment
  C) Dysreflexia
  D) Cardiac output (CO), decreased

Question 2

Physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion can occur among caregivers and appears more often in people who have excessive expectations of themselves. This situation is called:
 
  a. excessiveness.
  b. burnout.
  c. fatigue.
  d. weariness.



stano32

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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B
Physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion among caregivers is sometimes called burnout.



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