DYSRHYTHMIAS
NURS 461
Dr. Pulley
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,Objectives
Apply the nursing process in the care of
Apply patients experiencing alterations in their EKG
Distingui Distinguish between various cardiac rhythms
sh
Evaluate nursing interventions for cardiac
Evaluate dysrhythmias
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, Automaticit
y
Properti
es of
Excitability
Cardiac Conductivit
Cells y
Contractilit
y
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, Fill in the blank:
Electrical conduction system
■ A normal cardiac impulse begins
in the _____________ in the upper ■ WORD BANK
right atrium & spreads over the – Bundle
atrial myocardium via intra-atrial
pathways and internodal Branches
pathways causing atrial – Sinoatrial
contraction. (SA) node
■ The impulse then travels to the – Bundle of His
_____________________, through
the Bundle of His, and down the – Purkinje
left and right fibers
_____________________. It ends in
the ____________________, which – Atrioventricul
transmit the impulse to the ar (AV) node
ventricles.
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NURS 461
Dr. Pulley
Copyright © 2020 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
,Objectives
Apply the nursing process in the care of
Apply patients experiencing alterations in their EKG
Distingui Distinguish between various cardiac rhythms
sh
Evaluate nursing interventions for cardiac
Evaluate dysrhythmias
Copyright © 2020 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. 2
, Automaticit
y
Properti
es of
Excitability
Cardiac Conductivit
Cells y
Contractilit
y
Copyright © 2020 by Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. 3
, Fill in the blank:
Electrical conduction system
■ A normal cardiac impulse begins
in the _____________ in the upper ■ WORD BANK
right atrium & spreads over the – Bundle
atrial myocardium via intra-atrial
pathways and internodal Branches
pathways causing atrial – Sinoatrial
contraction. (SA) node
■ The impulse then travels to the – Bundle of His
_____________________, through
the Bundle of His, and down the – Purkinje
left and right fibers
_____________________. It ends in
the ____________________, which – Atrioventricul
transmit the impulse to the ar (AV) node
ventricles.
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