Question

You are working on a telemetry unit. Your client was admitted with a cardiac event and is now on a cardiac monitor. You know a cardiac monitor reveals the heart's electrical but not its mechanical activity. How would you assess the mechanical activity of the client's heart?

Answer 1

Palpate a peripheral pulse.

Step-by-step explanation:

Working on a telemetry unit where you constantly monitoring heart activity. The cardiac monitor reveals the heart's electrical activity. In some adverse cases or in an emergency you also need to monitor the mechanical activity of the patient's heart. To measure mechanical activity, you palpate a peripheral pulse.

For example, slowing of the pulse rate (bradycardia) may be seen in the heart block.