If the client is displaying a third degree av block, the priority would be to perform external pacing or alert the healthcare provider of the third-degree heart block.
A third degree heart block can be described as a condition whereby there is a blockage of electrical signals. This blockage is usually from the atria to the ventricles.
When this happens the ventricle would then start to beat on its own leading to slow, irregular and unreliable heartbeat by the patient. External pacing helps to treat arrhythmia. It helps to pace a heart temporarily.
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