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
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
€37.99
Table des matières
Foreword ivAcknowledgements vi
Chapter 1 The conduction system in the heart 1
Chapter 2 Principles of ECG monitoring 10
Chapter 3 ECG interpretation of cardiac arrhythmias 40
Chapter 4 Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the SA node 50
Chapter 5 Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the atria 72
Chapter 6 Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the AV junction 96
Chapter 7 Cardiac arrhythmias originating in the ventricles 114
Chapter 8 Cardiac arrhythmias with atrioventricular block 135
Chapter 9 Cardiac arrhythmias associated with cardiac arrest 155
Chapter 10 Recording a 12 lead ECG 169
Chapter 11 Interpreting a 12 lead ECG 182
Chapter 12 Management of peri-arrest arrhythmias 220
Chapter 13 Record keeping 243
Appendix 249
Index 286
A propos de l’auteur
Phil Jevon is Resuscitation Officer/Clinical Skills Lead at Manor Hospital, Walsal. He is also Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Birmingham Medical School and Editor of the British Journal of Resuscitation.Achetez cet ebook et obtenez-en 1 de plus GRATUITEMENT !
Langue Anglais ● Format PDF ● Pages 296 ● ISBN 9781444309997 ● Taille du fichier 13.8 MB ● Éditeur Jawad Khan ● Maison d’édition John Wiley & Sons ● Publié 2009 ● Édition 2 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 2388494 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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