Ekg identification - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ATI Adv. Med-surg FINAL EXAM 1. A nurse in a burn treatment center is caring for a client who is admitted with severe burns to both lower extremities and is pending an escharotomy. The client’s spouse asks the nurse what the procedure entails. Which of the following nursing statements is appropriate? a. “large incisions will be made in the eschar to improve circulation” b. “ I can call the doctor back here if you want me to” c. “a piece of skin will be removed and grafted ov...

Course Overview: This course begins with a discussion of the physiology of cardiac conduction, and then covers the basics of how to read an EKG strip, and the normal components of the EKG waveform. We will then examine basic cardiac dysrhythmias, including atrial and ventricular dysrhythmias, and blocks. Finally, selected nursing diagnoses for patients with dysrhythmias will be offered, along with suggested associated nursing interventions. See Objectives for specific course goals. Cour...

EKG Course Introduction Course Overview: This course begins with a discussion of the physiology of cardiac conduction, and then covers the basics of how to read an EKG strip, and the normal components of the EKG waveform. We will then examine basic cardiac dysrhythmias, including atrial and ventricular dysrhythmias, and blocks. Finally, selected nursing diagnoses for patients with dysrhythmias will be offered, along with suggested associated nursing interventions. See Objectives for speci...

Cardiac Telemetry Newest Actual Exam Complete Questions and Correct Answers (Verified Answers) Already Graded A+ A nurse is watching the cardiac monitor and notices that the rhythm suddenly changes. there are no P waves, but the QRS complexes are wide, and the ventricular rate is regular but more than 100 beats/min. the nurse determines that the client is experiencing which of the following dysrhythmias? A. sinus tachycardia B. ventricular fibrillation C. ventricular tachycardia D. prematur...

What is high sensitivity troponin and when to use? - first line test for cardiac cell damage used for initial injury What is CKMB - CK isoenzyme specific to cardiac muscle tissue (MI) When should CKMB be used? - for suspicion of secondary ischemia after an initial infarct normal level for Troponin I - <0.04 normal level for CKMB - 3-5% of total CK What is BNP - B-type natriuretic peptide Normal BNP levels - <100 pg/mL Differential for chest pain - Consider: Myocardiu...

Vital signs → Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, BP What balances Body temp? → Hypothalamus Another name for eardrum → Tympanic Membrane Fluctuating fever that returns to baseline but then rises again → Intermittent Normal pulse rate → 60-100 BPM Where apex of heart is located → 5th intercostal space What is BP cuff inflated to? → 30-40 mmHg above the palpatory systolic pressure and released to drop 2-3 mmHg per second 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not ...

CCMA NHA EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | What is within the scope of practice for a CCMA ? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Educating patients on how to take their medication 2. Health promotion of the patient. 3. Performing an EKG. 4. Taking patients vitals. 5. Performing urinalysis. 6. Performing a throat culture. 7. Patient education. What is outside the scope of practice ? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Diagnosing patients. 2. Administering narcotics. 3. Interpreting laboratory results. 4...

what are some psychiatric historical events that have occurred in the early psychiatric era? - ANSWER-18th century- state asylums created, 600,000 residents were in them, 1st school or psychiatric nursing was created in 1882, deinstitutionalization, shift in role of the nurse from custodial care to professional care. explain what early use of phenothiazine was for in early psych nursing. - ANSWER-it was discovered to help control psychotic behaviors and improve/ clear thinking. what were t...

Patient stability -mild signs of deterioration: mild confusion, tachypnea -6-8 hours before cardiac or respiratory arrest PCU vs ICU -ICU nursing is delivering ICU care to patients wherever they may be -PCU is progressive care units (intermediate or step down) that provide transition between ICU and general care unit >at risk for serious complications Complexity of unstable clients #1: physiologically unstable -critical analysis and decision making #2: risk of complications -frequent assess...