The nurse's priority should be assessing the activation status of the device, heart rate cutoff and number of shocks it is programmed to deliver
The nurse who is caring for the client after insertion of an automatic internal cardioverter-defibrillator needs to assess device settings similarly to after insertion of a permanent pacemaker.
Specifically, the nurse needs to know whether the device is activated, the heart rate cutoff above which it will fire, and the number of shocks it is programmed to deliver. The remaining options are also nursing interventions but are not the priority.
Therefore, the nurse's priority should be assessing the activation status of the device, heart rate cutoff and number of shocks it is programmed to deliver
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