The nurse cares for the client diagnosed with second-degree atrioventricular block, mobitz type ii. while assessing the client, the nurse notes a heart rate of 34, the client reports dizziness, and passes out. the nurse places the client on a cardiac monitor. which is the next nursing action?

The best thing to do is to refer to the patient's attending physician, preferably a cardiologist, and prepare for a transcutaneous pacemaker. The hospital should be able provide facilities for an emergency transcutaneous or transvenous pacing to be done by either a cardiologist or an interventionist.