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Using an algorithm to easily interpret basic cardiac rhythms
Author(s) -
Atwood Denise
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60269-x
Subject(s) - rhythm , heart rhythm , computer science , algorithm , artificial intelligence , psychology , medicine , neuroscience
• MANY NURSES STRUGGLE with identifying electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythms, but rapidly interpreting primary ECG rhythms is an essential skill that every nurse should master. • THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES an algorithm that nurses can use to easily interpret basic ECG rhythms. AORN J 82 (November 2005) 758–766.