The nursing instructor is discussing pacemakers with her clinical group. One of the students is caring for a client with a transvenous pacemaker. One of the students asks why this client has a transvenous pacemaker. What would be the instructor's best response?
a) "A transvenous pacemaker is used in place of a transarterial pacemaker."
b) "A transvenous pacemaker is used to manage transient bradydysrhythmias like those that occur during acute MIs."
c) "A transvenous pacemaker is used for a ventricular tachyarrhythmia."
d) "A transvenous pacemaker is a permanent pacemaker that is asynchronous."
Answer: b) "A transvenous pacemaker is used to manage transient bradydysrhythmias like those that occur during acute MIs."
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