The nurse is reviewing the patient's Do Not Resuscitate orders when the cardiac alarm sounds.The rhythm is chaotic with no identifiable waves and the rate cannot be determined.Based on these clinical findings,the nurse determines that the patient is in which of the following cardiac rhythms?
A)Asystole
B)Ventricular fibrillation
C)Ventricular tachycardia
D)Sinus bradycardia

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Ventricular fibrillation is a chaotic rhythm with no identifiable waves and therefore a rate cannot be identified.Asystole is a flat line with no waves.Ventricular tachycardia is a rate of 100 to 200 beats per minute.Sinus bradycardia is a rate of less than 60 beats per minute.

The Nurse Is Reviewing the Patient's Do Not Resuscitate Orders