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ECGs Nurses 2e
Contributor(s): Jevon (Author)
ISBN: 1405181621     ISBN-13: 9781405181624
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
OUR PRICE:   $46.50  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2009
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Annotation: "ECGs for Nurses" is the first and only text to provide nurses with everything they need to know about ECGs in an accessible and easy to understand format. Now in its second edition, this text is fully illustrated throughout, and provides examples and case studies to enable nurses to become skilled practitioners on a topic that is often seen as highly complex and incomprehensible. 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. The only ECG text aimed specifically at nurses
Written by an expert in the field
In the "Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses" series
A practical, accessible introduction to ECGs
Examples and case studies throughout
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Cardiology
- Medical | Nursing - Critical & Intensive Care
Dewey: 616.120
LCCN: 2009009895
Series: Essential Clinical Skills for Nurses
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.8" W x 7.2" (0.70 lbs) 304 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
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