Ecgs For Nurses

The first ECG book to be aimed specifically at nurses. This practical, handy-sized guide will be useful for nurses working in all acute areas, as well as general nurses and students learning about ECGs for the first time. Real ECGs are used throughout to supplement the text. Bullet points, diagrams and self-assessment tools are features of every chapter. Accompanying every ECG trace will be a brief discussion detailing possible effects on the patient, the nurse's role and also treatment (if any) of the arrhythmia.

Written in plain language with clear explanations, bullet lists and summaries throughout, this book will benefit nurses as well as paramedics and other allied health professionals in recording and reading ECGs. The book begins by covering the basics of cardiac anatomy and physiology and how these relate to the ECG. It then guides nurses on how to perform a high-quality ECG recording, interpret it and make sense of common ECG abnormalities. The book also includes a guide to ambulatory and bedside monitoring and useful chapter summaries.

An ICO staff trainer show you how to understand and perform ECG interpretation at the bedside! Includes full-text download! 4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW! "This book provides novice to expert nurses easily accessible information on rhythms and dysrhythmias....This is a great book for students and novice nurses learning rhythms. Its size lends itself to being used daily on the clinical unit."--Doody's Review Service A true pocket guide for working nurses, Nurse to Nurse: ECG Interpretation offers peer-to-peer guidance to help you learn and remember the different ECG rhythms most often encountered in everyday clinical practice. Using numerous tables and innovative features such as Tricks of the Trade, Evidence-Based Practice boxes, and Clinical Alerts, Peggy Jenkins carefully explains how to interpret: Sinus rhythms Atrial rhythms Junctional rhythms Atrioventricular heart blocks Myocardial infarction Changes found in patients with pacemakers For each type of rhythm, you'll find description, causes, assessments, interpretations, criteria, and care measures along with heart diagrams that correspond to the ECGs.

ECGs for Nurses provides everything the nurse needs to know aboutthe electrocardiogram. Accessible yet comprehensive, and packedwith case studies, this portable guide enables nurses to becomeskilled practitioners in an area often seen as highly complex.Using real ECG traces as examples, possible effects on the patientand treatment options are discussed, with a focus on the role ofthe nurse. This fully illustrated second edition remains the essentialreference guide for nurses working in all acute areas, as well asgeneral nurses and students learning about ECGs for the firsttime. One of the only ECG texts written by a nurse specifically fornurses Written by an expert in the field Easy-to-access information, full of practical advice Essential for nurses working and studying in intensive care,high dependency units, theatre, theatre recovery coronary careunits, medical wards and accident and emergency. Case studies and discussion of real ECGs throughout. New to this edition Fully updated throughout with up-to-date guidelines andprocedures Includes new guidelines on management of cardiac arrestarrhythmias Case studies added to all chapters

Covering the latest techniques for ECG interpretation and treatment of arrhythmias, this handy resource includes real-time rhythm strips for all arrhythmias, with characteristics listed and telltale abnormalities highlighted. Practice strips with answers are included.

ECGs for Nurses provides everything the nurse needs to know about the electrocardiogram. Accessible yet comprehensive, and packed with case studies, this portable guide enables nurses to become skilled practitioners in an area often seen as highly complex. Using real ECG traces as examples, possible effects on the patient and treatment options are discussed, with a focus on the role of the nurse. This fully illustrated second edition remains the essential reference guide for nurses working in all acute areas, as well as general nurses and students learning about ECGs for the first time. One of the only ECG texts written by a nurse specifically for nurses Written by an expert in the field Easy-to-access information, full of practical advice Essential for nurses working and studying in intensive care, high dependency units, theatre, theatre recovery coronary care units, medical wards and accident and emergency. Case studies and discussion of real ECGs throughout. New to this edition Fully updated throughout with up-to-date guidelines and procedures Includes new guidelines on management of cardiac arrest arrhythmias Case studies added to all chapters

A guide to reading and understanding rhythm strips and 12-lead ECGs, this updated edition reviews fundamental cardiac anatomy and physiology, explains how to interpret a rhythm strip, and teaches the reader how to recognize and treat 18 arrhythmias.

This unique 2-in-1 reference presents key information on rhythm strip and 12-lead ECG interpretation in two practical, helpful ways on every page, enabling nurses to quickly scan bulleted points and jump to more in-depth information as needed without turning a page. Full-color inserts illustrate 12-lead ECG placement and ischemia, injury, and infarction patterns in myocardial infarction.