EKG's for Nursing Demystified / Edition 1

by Pat Clutter

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071801690
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	01/12/2015
Series:	Demystified Nursing Series
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Patricia Clutter, RN, MEd, CEN, FAEN

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Cheryl Ann Perry, BSN, RN (University of Arkansas)
Description: This book meets the needs of both those who desire a refresher on interpreting electrocardiograms and those who may wish to learn more about how these important diagnostic tests are used in assessing and evaluating the electrical activity of the heart. The author clearly explains how the normal function of the heart, as well as any pathological changes, can be determined through the electrical conduction patterns obtained by EKG tracings or visualized on cardiac monitors.
Purpose: The purpose is to "demystify" the world of electrocardiography through the science and art underlying this subject. The author not only identifies appropriate and worthy objectives for this book, she also sets down, layer upon layer, a firm foundation upon which to build solid comprehension of the subject for use in practice.
Audience: The audience includes advanced practitioners who are looking for a refresher, who may be trying to add to and advance their skill set, or who have never worked with electrocardiography before but are interested in learning the principles for application in practice. With over 40 years in emergency nursing, the author combines her expertise and her way with words to transform a complicated topic into a very understandable one.
Features: The book starts with the anatomy and physiology of the heart and leads readers through the basics of cardiac monitoring, the differentiation and interpretation of normal versus abnormal findings, and finally into complex analysis of the changes that occur in stressed or damaged heart electrophysiology. Excellent illustrations and plenty of examples of EKG tracings make the topic even more understandable and increase readers' ability to visually recognize and make sense of the meaning behind those characteristic waves and complexes.
Assessment: This is an excellent guide for learning how to correctly use and interpret the information that can be obtained through electrocardiography.

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