Product Description

The first ECG book to be aimed specifically at nurses. This practical, handy–sized guide will be useful for nurses working in all acute areas, as well as general nurses and students learning about ECGs for the first time. Real ECGs are used throughout to supplement the text. Bullet points, diagrams and self–assessment tools are features of every chapter. Accompanying every ECG trace will be a brief discussion detailing possible effects on the patient, the nurse′s role and also treatment (if any) of the arrhythmia.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #562252 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
I thoroughly recommend this text to all who work within an acute care area, or indeed any nurse with an interest in developing their ECG interpretation skills.

British Journal of Resuscitation

′Easy to read, succinct review of the cardiac conduction system...(a) useful tool for any health professional new to a monitored environment, and would provide the essential baseline knowledge required for such staff.′

British Journal of Perioperative Nursing

From the Back Cover
The ECG is one of the most valuable diagnostic tools in modern medicine. Recording and interpreting the ECG is a complex process and misinterpretation of results can have serious repercussions on the patient’s diagnosis and care, yet, until now, there has been no practical, instructive ECG book for nurses.

From the principles of ECG monitoring and interpretation through to the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and guidance on record keeping, this book contains everything nurses need to know about ECGs. Designed to be a handy reference book, it is packed full of real ECGs and case studies with brief discussions on possible effects on the patient, treatment and the nurses role.

• Written by a nurse and aimed specifically at nurses


• Easy–to–access information, with losts of examples and 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.