Cardiac rhythm interpretation is an essential nursing skill in the acute care environment.  During this 60-minute webinar, we will take a fresh approach to rhythm interpretation, by integrating rhythm strip assessment with a physiological perspective and patient-centered approach.  Both tachy and brady dysrhthymias will be covered, including a discussion on the differentiation between supraventricular arrhythmias with aberrant conduction and ventricular tachycardia.  You will gain increased confidence in your rhythm interpretation skills!
Seminar Information
Seminar Date:
December 16, 2009
Seminar Objectives
  • Differentiate second degree AV block from high-grade AV block on a cardiac rhythm strip.
  • Describe the electrical conduction pathway in a patient with AV nodal reentrant tachycardia.
  • Differentiate ventricular tachycardia (VT) from supra ventricular tachycardia (SVT) with aberrancy by the morphology of the QRS complex in lead V1.
Cardiac Rhythm Review
  • Sinus arrest versus sinus exit block
  • Complex issues in heart blocks
  • Reentry versus impulse initiation as the mechanism of arrhythmias
  • Atrial fibrillation and flutter comparison
    • Origin
    • Treatment
  • AVNRT
    • Mechanism (typical and atypical)
    • ECG recognition
    • Treatment
  • WPW
    • Delta waves (polarity) and preexcitation
    • Accessory pathways
      • Concealed / not concealed
      • Location
    • AVRT
      • Orthodromic
      • Antidromic
    • Atrial fibrillation and antegrade accessory pathway conduction
    • Treatment differentiation for WPW tachycardias
  • Ectopy and aberrancy differentiation via morphology V1 and V6
  • Special considerations: Torsades de Pointes
Speaker Information
Karen M. Marzlin MSN, RN, CCNS, CCRD-CMC   [ view bio ]
American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
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Florida Board of Nursing
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