The nurse is caring for a client who is displaying a third-degree AV block on the EKG monitor. The client is symptomatic due to the slow heart rate. The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client would be which of the following?

The nurse is caring for a client who is displaying a third-degree AV block on the EKG monitor. The client is symptomatic due to the slow heart rate. The most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this client would be which of the following?


a) Decreased cardiac output
b) Ineffective health maintenance
c) Ineffective breathing pattern
d) Risk for vascular trauma


Answer: a) Decreased cardiac output


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