Recognition & Interpretation of ECG Rhythms

By Ginger Murphy Ochs

Book Overview

For courses in Basic EKG Interpretation taken by nursing and health profession students. Recognizing arrhythmias is an essential skill for many health care workers. This practical, workbook-oriented text teaches students how to recognize arrhythmias in a clear, step-by-step fashion. It is the ideal combination of a systematic approach to EKG interpretation balanced with abundant hands-on practice; the authors provide over 500 sample practice strips from actual patients, more than twice the amount found in any other text. *NEW-Complete technological updates-Updates Advanced Cardiac Life Support algorithms to American Heart Association standards, keeps students up to date on critical development and standards in the field. *NEW-Approximately 100 new practice strips, gives students extensive practice interpreting the type of EKG strips they will encounter on the job. *NEW-Revised layout-Places line drawings of the heart closer to related EKG strips, accommodates the visual learning style of todays students; helps them interpret EKG strips more easily. *NEW-Removal of internodal pathways from all graphics of the heart, makes graphics clearer to help students visualize concepts. *NEW-Ad

• Format: Spiral-bound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0838543235
• ISBN13: 9780838543238
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Health
• Length: 423 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 9.2"