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ISBN10: 0071801693 | ISBN13: 9780071801690

EKG's for Nursing Demystified, 1st Edition

ISBN10: 0071801693
ISBN13: 9780071801690
By Pat Clutter

© 2015 Published December 22, 2014

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

If you're 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.

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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