Rhythms and EKG Review for Nurses Presentation

Rhythm and EKG Interpretation Presented for Nursing

Cindy Pirrung, BSN-RN, CEN, CPEN Avera eCARE Clinical Nurse Educator

Avera eCARE? ? 2018

Avera eCARE? ? 2018

EKG Basics

Assess Your Patient

? Are they having chest pain? ? Are they short of breath? ? How does their skin look? (Pale, normal for race,

dry, diaphoretic, etc.) ? Can you palpate peripheral pulses?

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Sinus Rhythms ? Normal Sinus Rhythm

60-100bpm

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EKG Academy, 2018

Sinus Bradycardia

100 bpm and regular

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EKG Academy, 2018

Causes ? Exercise ? Pain, Anxiety ? Hypoxia ? Sepsis ? Pulmonary Embolism (PE) ? Hyperthyroidism ? Medications ? Beta-agonists, antihistamines, etc ? Caffeine ? Marijuana

Sinus Tachycardia

Treatments ? Medications to slow heart rate ? Depends on cause

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Life in the Fast Lane, 2017

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