ECG for Nurses: From Basics to Bedside
ARCHITH BOLOORSynopsis
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 reference guide for nurses remains the essential for working in all acute areas, as well as general nurses and students learning about ECGs for the first time.
Synopsis
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 reference guide for nurses remains the essential for working in all acute areas, as well as general nurses and students learning about ECGs for the first time.
Description
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 reference guide for nurses remains the essential for working in all acute areas, as well as general nurses and students learning about ECGs for the first time.
Key Features
• ECGs for Nurses has been written specifically for the nurses. • Easy-to-access information, full of clinically relevant practical advice. • Simple presentation of the content to ensure clear understanding. • Technical aspects and steps of recording of ECG explained with images. • Diagrams, images and tables for easy understanding of normal and abnormal ECGs. • Specific nursing considerations in common scenarios included as boxes. • Essential for nurses working and studying in intensive care, high dependency units, operation theatre, theatre recovery coronary care units, medical wards, and accident and emergency. • It has included review questions and practice ECGs. • Video lectures on basics of ECG, heart blocks and identification of arrhythmias are available on DigiNerve.
Product Details
Publisher :
JPB
Edition :
1/e
Binding :
Paper Back
Language :
English
Pages :
212
ISBN-13 :
9789356962705
Item Weight :
145 grams
Dimensions :
4.5 x 7
Printing Format Color :
Four Color
Copyright year :
2023