The nurse receives a telephone call from a client with an implanted pacemaker who reports that his pulse is 68 beats per minute, but his pacemaker rate is set at 72 beats per minute. The best response by the nurse is which of the following?
a) "This is okay as long as you are not having any symptoms."
b) "Try walking briskly for about 5 minutes to see if that gets your heart rate to increase."
c) "Don't worry. The pacemaker's rate is often higher than the client's actual heart rate."
d) "Please come to the clinic right away so that we may interrogate the pacemaker to see if it is malfunctioning."
Answer: d) "Please come to the clinic right away so that we may interrogate the pacemaker to see if it is malfunctioning."
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