The nurse notes a widely bizarre pattern on the client's cardiac monitor.What is the nurse's priority action?
A)Call a code blue.
B)Check the client's pulse.
C)Immediately defibrillate the client.
D)Check the rhythm in a different lead.

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Checking the client's pulse is the priority action to determine if the bizarre pattern on the cardiac monitor is affecting the client's hemodynamic status.

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