NUR 425 (NUR425)

NUR 425- Med Surg 3 -Test 2 Study Guide/NUR 425- Med Surg 3 -Test 2 Study Guide. Alterations in Cardiac Rhythm  Review of terms o Automaticity: ability of a cell to generate an electrical impulse spontaneously and repetitively o Excitability: ability of non pacemaker cells to respond to an electrical impulse and to depolarize (Contract) o Conductivity: ability to transmit electrical impulses from cell to cell o Contractility: ability of cells to shorten the fiber length with enough force to p...

NUR 425- Med Surg 3 -Test 2 Study Guide/NUR 425- Med Surg 3 -Test 2 Study Guide. Alterations in Cardiac Rhythm  Review of terms o Automaticity: ability of a cell to generate an electrical impulse spontaneously and repetitively o Excitability: ability of non pacemaker cells to respond to an electrical impulse and to depolarize (Contract) o Conductivity: ability to transmit electrical impulses from cell to cell o Contractility: ability of cells to shorten the fiber length with enough fo...