ECG Placement, Cardiac Rhythms, and Medication Rights for Nursing Stu-
dents
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1. ECG purpose Identify a variety of pathological conditions including my-
ocardial infarction and chest pain
2. V1 placement 4th intercostal space right of the sternum
3. V2 placement 4th intercostal space left of the sternum
4. V3 placement In between V2 and V4
5. V4 placement 5th intercostal space left in the mid-clavicular line
6. V5 placement Between V4 and V6 at 5th intercostal space left anterior
axillary line
7. V6 placement Mid-axillary line level with V4
8. P wave Atria contracting and should be present right before the QRS
9. ECG Electrocardiogram assessing magnitude and direction of the
heart's electrical currents
10. what are the 10 medication Right patient, right medication, right dose, right time, right
rights? route, right reason, right education, right to refuse, right
response, right documentation
11. what is an anti-coagulant commonly known as a blood thinner, slows down the body's
process of making blood clots
12. what is diclofenac potassium this is a fast acting anti-inflammatory drug used for the
50mg temporary relief of acute pain, taken PRN
13. what is cephalexn 250mg this is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, it can
be taken after a lapatomy to prevent or treat bacterial wound
infections
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