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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.
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.
Patricia Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN
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
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Genre: | Importe, Medizin |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780071801690 |
| ISBN-10: | 0071801693 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Clutter, Pat |
| Hersteller: | McGraw-Hill Education / Medical |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 235 x 191 x 20 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Pat Clutter |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 12.01.2015 |
| Gewicht: | 0,687 kg |
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