Fast Facts Workbook for Cardiac Dysrhythmias and 12-Lead EKGs / Edition 1

by Paul Desmarais PhD, RN

Overview

This workbook presents a multitude of practice examples to help critical care students and practitioners grasp and excel at key concepts of 12-lead EKG and dysrhythmia interpretation. Designed to supplement any established dysrhythmia textbook, this straightforward resource is ideal for new graduates and nurses who are considering a switch to critical or acute care. This book distills complexities of the 12-lead to determine whether a patient is safe or at risk.

Fast Facts Workbook for Cardiac Dysrhythmias and 12-Lead EKGs delivers instruction on all foundational aspects of EKG interpretation. It contains numerous practice examples with instant feedback to provide nursing students with much-needed reinforcement of this often-challenging content. Feedback includes a detailed discussion of the “why” behind the diagnosis and treatment often missed by students and beginning clinicians.

The book begins with a section on general rules and procedures. Part I progresses into atrial rhythms, junctional rhythms, AV blocks, ventricular rhythms, pacemakers, and 12-lead EKG, including valuable practice exercises with abundant rhythm strips in each chapter. Part II provides answers to all the practice examples, including correct interpretation, treatment, and discussion.

Key Features:

• Delivers a handy practice workbook on EKG interpretation for new and experienced critical and acute care nurses and students in these specialty areas.
• Organized to present information from simple to complex
• Includes numerous practice strips and exemplars with detailed information on correct interpretation, treatment, and discussion
• Feedback on exemplars promotes critical thinking and clinical understanding.
• Can be used effectively with all current EKG instructional resources to provide much-needed practice examples
• Features over 80 practice strips

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826175038
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/13/2018
Series:	Fast Facts
Edition description:	Workbook
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 6.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Paul L. Desmarais, PhD, RN, works at the University of Central Florida as an associate lecturer and continues to focus on critical care nursing while continuing to teach classroom and clinical courses with a heavy focus on caring for patients with coronary artery disease.

Table of Contents

Preface

General Rules and Procedures

Part I WORKBOOK

1. Atrial Rhythms

2. Junctional Rhythms

3. Heart Blocks

4. Ventricular Rhythms

5. Paced Rhythms

6. 12-Lead EKGs

7. All Together Now!

Part II ANSWERS

Answers to Chapter 1: Atrial Rhythms

Answers to Chapter 2: Junctional Rhythms

Answers to Chapter 3: Heart Blocks

Answers to Chapter 4: Ventricular Rhythms

Answers to Chapter 5: Paced Rhythms

Answers to Chapter 6: 12-Lead EKGs

Answers to Chapter 7: All Together Now!

References

Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Gina Oliver, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE (University of Missouri)
Description: Part of the Fast Fact series, this is a workbook on basic ECG interpretation with a beginning section on 12 leads.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a workbook for practice in interpretation of electrocardiograms. ECG interpretation can be difficult for some to learn, so additional practice strips are always helpful.
Audience: Any healthcare professional who needs additional practice in ECG interpretation possibly could benefit from this book.
Features: With its focus on ECG interpretation, this book provides very little information to help improve knowledge of the area. The strips are in black and white and are rather small, causing some difficulty with interpretation.
Assessment: The workbook has many 12-lead strips on which to practice, but, unfortunately, the quality of the pictures is not the best due to their small size.

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