Placing telemetry leads - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

TEST BANKS FOR LPN TO RN TRANSITION BY LORA CLAYWELL 4TH EDITIONTable of Contents Chapter 01: Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future ............................................................ 1 Chapter 02: Assessing Yourself and Designing Success .......................................................... 5 Chapter 03: Study Habits and Test-Taking Skills .................................................................... 11 Chapter 04: Distinguishing the RN Role from the LPN/LVN Role ........

Test Bank For LPN to RN Transitions 5th Edition by Lora Claywell 7972, 6, 7989, 4 1. Honoring Your Past, Planning Your Future 2. Assessing Yourself and Designing Success 3. Study Habits and Test-Taking Skills 4. Distinguishing the RN Role from the LPN/LVN Role 5. Using Nursing Theory to Guide Professional Practice 6. Providing Patient-Centered Care Through the Nursing Process 7. Critical and Diagnostic Thinking for Better Clinical Judgment 8. Practicing Evidence-Based Decision Making 9. Communic...

Which of the following EKG machine functions should an EKG technician use to control and regulate the height of EKG waveforms on the tracing? a. Speed b. Output display c. Artifact filter d. Gain - Answer- d. Gain Which of the following methods should a EKG technician use when removing hair from electrode placement sites for telemetry monitoring? a. Dry shave b. Wet shave c. Tape d. Clippers - Answer- d. Clippers An EKG technician notes periods of sinus arrest on a patient's EKG t...

Dysrhythmia Exam Review Questions and Answers 2024. mechanical and electrical activity correlation between the electrical and mechanical functions of the heart electrical activity stimulates the heart to contract ECG shows both functions electrical pulse = action potential what's the difference between telemetry and ECG? ECG is diagnostic while telemetry monitors rhythm changes Cardiac monitoring is used to diagnose dysrhythmias, chamber enlargement, Mycoardial ischemia or infar...

ALS/ACLS - Red Cross Final Exam [2022/2023] Graded A+ The resuscitation team suspects that hyperkalemia is the cause of cardiac arrest in a patient brought to the emergency department. Which finding on a 12-lead ECG would confirm this suspicion? Wide-complex ventricular rhythm or tall, pointed T waves A patient with dyspnea and a change in mental status arrives at the emergency department. The healthcare team completes the necessary assessments and begins to care for the patient, including ini...

NHA EKG Questions 100% correct answer 2023In which of the following locations should an EKG technician place the electrodes for leads V7, V8, and V9? Evenly spaced on the back between the axillary line and the vertebral column at the fifth intercostal space. Atria. A thin spike before the P wave indicates that a pacemaker has been implanted to pace what? An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is experiencing heart palpitations. Which of the following interventions should t...

Dysrhythmia Questions Answered 100% correct mechanical and electrical activity correlation between the electrical and mechanical functions of the heart electrical activity stimulates the heart to contract ECG shows both functions electrical pulse = action potential videos what's the difference between telemetry and ECG? ECG is diagnostic while telemetry monitors rhythm changes Cardiac monitoring is used to diagnose dysrhythmias, chamber enlargement, Mycoardial ischemi...

An EKG technician obtains the below tracing on a patient. Which of the following dysrhythmias should the technician recognize? Bundle branch block After completing a standard 12-lead EKG on a patient, which of the following actions should an EKG technician take next? Check that the tracing is free from artifacts and then disconnect the patient from the machine Identify the rhythm in the tracing below atrial fibrillation In which of the following locations should an EKG technician pla...

when should the assistant reduce the speed to 50mm/ second? correct answers when a patient has a fast heart rate when are 10mm/ second and 5mm/second used? correct answers for patients that have slow heart rates During a 5-lead EKG, lead 2 and 3 are not yielding a reading, what limbs should the technician check? correct answers left leg what describes a pulse oximetry of 88% correct answers hypoxemia a thin spike before the P wave indicates that a pacemaker has been implanted to pace...

A ______________ wave on EKG paper indicates atrial contraction correct answer: p A _____________ complex on EKG paper indicates ventricular construction. correct answer: QRS A ________ wave on EKG paper indicates ventricular relaxation. correct answer: t The PR interval extends from where to where? correct answer: Beginning of the p wave to beginning of the QRS complex The QRS complex measures from where to where? correct answer: Beginning of the Q wave to end of the S wave ...