Real-World Nursing Survival Guide ECG's and the Heart

by Cynthia C. Chernecky, M. Christine Alichnie, Kitty Garrett

Real World Nursing Guide : ECGs and the Heart is a study and review aid for nursing students struggling with this especially difficult subject area. This guide offers a visual, interactive approach that clearly and engagingly explains topics such as waveform analysis; measurement of atrial and ventricular rates; identification of premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia, asystole, ventricular fibrillation, heart blocks, dysrhythmias, pericarditis and myocardial infarction location; and special considerations such as pacemakers, drug abuse, surgical therapy, and cardiac trauma.

352 pages, Paperback

First published July 13, 2001

Reviews

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Somewhat helpful. Though kind of confusing in the set up. Lots of practice NCLEX questions and rationales that were great.