Electrocardiography for Health Care Personnel prepares users for a national ECG certification examination, as well as providing ECG skills training for health care students and health care personnel who are interested in mastering additional skills. The text includes the essential skills needed to perform an ECG, including anatomy of the heart, basic characteristics, equipment, appropriate intervention, and other technical applications, such as Holter monitoring and stress testing. Emphasis throughout the text is placed on troubleshooting.
Electrocardiography for Health Care Personnel prepares users for a national ECG certification examination, as well as providing ECG skills training for health care students and health care personnel who are interested in mastering additional skills. The text includes the essential skills needed to perform an ECG, including anatomy of the heart, basic characteristics, equipment, appropriate intervention, and other technical applications, such as Holter monitoring and stress testing. Emphasis throughout the text is placed on troubleshooting.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Kathryn A. Booth, RN-BSN, RMA (AMT), RPT, CPhT, MS is a registered nurse (RN) with a master's degree in education as well as certifications in phlebotomy, pharmacy tech, and medical assisting. She is an author, an educator, and a consultant for Total Care Programming, Inc. She has over 30 years of teaching, nursing, and healthcare experience that spans five states. As an educator, Kathy has been awarded the teacher of the year in three states where she taught various health sciences, including medical assisting in both a classroom and an online capacity. Kathy serves on the AMT Examinations, Qualifications, and Standards committee, as well as the advisory board for two educational institutions. She stays current through working at various practice settings as well as obtaining and maintaining certifications. Her larger goal is to develop up-to-date, dynamic healthcare educational materials to assist her and other educators and to promote healthcare professions. In addition, Kathy enjoys presenting innovative new learning solutions for the changing healthcare and educational landscape to her fellow professionals nationwide.
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CHAPTER 1Electrocardiography CHAPTER 2The Cardiovascular System CHAPTER 3The Electrocardiograph CHAPTER 4Performing an ECG CHAPTER 5Rhythm Strip Interpretation and Sinus Rhythms CHAPTER 6Atrial Dysrhythmias CHAPTER 7Junctional Dysrhythmias CHAPTER 8Heart Block Dysrhythmias CHAPTER 9Ventricular Dysrhythmias CHAPTER 10Bundle Branch Block CHAPTER 11 Pacemaker Rhythms CHAPTER 12 Cardiac Stress Testing CHAPTER 13 Ambulatory Monitoring CHAPTER 14Clinical Presentation and Management of the Cardiac Patient CHAPTER 15Basic 12 Lead ECG Interpretation APPENDIX ACardiovascular Medications APPENDIX BStandard and Isolation Precautions APPENDIX CMedical Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols APPENDIX DAnatomical Terms APPENDIX EGlossary
