The monitor shows pacer spikes that are not followed by QRS complexes. How should the nurse interpret this?

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B. Failure to capture — Failure to capture means the pacemaker fires but does not depolarize the myocardium, so a pacing spike is not followed by the expected QRS complex.

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A. Failure to sense

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C. Normal pacemaker function

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D. Artifact from client movement