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A patient with atrial fibrillation is taking verapamil (Calan). The patient has read about the drug on the Internet and wants to know why a drug that affects the rate of ventricular contraction is used to treat an abnormal atrial contraction.
 
  What will the nurse tell the patient?
  a. Drugs that treat ventricular dysrhythmias help to restore normal sinus rhythm.
  b. Atrial dysrhythmias can have life-threatening effects on ventricular function.
  c. Treating ventricular dysrhythmias helps prevent the likelihood of stroke.
  d. When ventricular contraction slows, atrial contraction is also slowed.
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