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EKG's for Nursing Demystified

EKG's for Nursing Demystified

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The quick and easy way to master EKG procedures and use your knowledge in real-world situations

If youre looking for a fun, fast review that boils EKGs down to the most essential, must-know points your search ends here! EKG for Nursing Demystified is a thorough yet concise overview of this medical test, complete with time-proven techniques, facsimiles of EKG strips, and numerous clinical cases. You will learn how to interpret hypertrophy and enlargement, arrhythmias, conduction blocks, Pre-excitation syndromes, myocardial infarction and more, so you have the knowledge to help your patients as a student and as a nurse once you start your career.

This fast and easy guide offers::

  • Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter
  • A foundation in EKG topics
  • A final exam at the end of the book
  • A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work

Simple enough for a student, but comprehensive enough for a professional, EKG for Nursing Demystified is your shortcut to mastering this critical topic.

Product Details
McGraw Hill / Medical
56105
9780071801690
9780071801690

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Publication date
2014
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
368
Dimensions (mm)
185 x 231
Weight (g)
547

  • Table of Contents

    1. Chapter 1: Introduction

  • Background on ECG

    oPurpose

    oClinical uses

    oHealthcare workers who can perform ECG

    ?CNA, MA, cardiovascular technologists and technicians, RN, NP, PA, MD, DO, DC

    ?Certification

  • Chapter synopsis

    2. Chapter 2: Patient Care

  • Preparing patient for procedure

    oConsent

    oExplanation of procedure

    oPatient history and physical

  • Care of special populations (elderly, pediatric, pregnant, etc.)

    3. Chapter 3: Cardiovascular System Anatomy and Physiology

  • Anatomy

  • Physiology

    oElectrical impulses

    oCells of the heart

    4. Chapter 4: Cardiac Monitoring Basics

  • How does cardiac monitoring work?

  • Equipment

    oLeads

    oPlanes

    oPaper

    oEquipment problems

  • Types of ECG

    o12-lead

    oRhythm strip

  • Patient preparation

    Chapter 5: Waves, Complexes, and Straight Lines

  • Naming of waves, complexes, and straight lines

  • Orientation of waves of normal ECG

  • X-step method of interpreting rhythm strip

    Chapter 6: Axis and Hypertrophy

  • Axis Deviation

  • Atrial Enlargement

  • Ventricular Hypertrophy

    Chapter 7: Myocardial Infarction

  • Diagnosis criteria

  • ECG evolution

  • Angina

  • Stress Test

    Chaper 8: Conduction Blocks

  • Sinus node block

  • AV block

  • Bundle branch block

    Chapter 9: Arrhythmias

  • Atrial arrhythmias

  • Ventricular arrhythmias

  • Junctional arrhythmias

    Chapter 10: Factors that Influence ECG

  • Electrolyte disturbances

  • Hypothermia

  • Athletic activity

  • Medications

  • Cardiac and pulmonary disorders

  • Central nervous system disorders

    Appendices

  • Final Exam Questions

  • Interpretation Exercises

    oSimilar strip interpretation

  • ECG At-a-Glance

  • Glossary

  • Selected references

  • Index
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