NUR2790 Module 5 Discussion latest 2018 October NUR2790 Professional Nursing III – Residential and Online Module 5 Discussion
NUR2790 Module 5 Discussion latest 2018 October NUR2790 Professional Nursing III – Residential and Online Module 5 Discussion
Artifact vs. Dysrhythmia
Describe the role of each component of the ECG in the
heart’s contraction: the P wave, the PR interval, the QRS complex, the ST
segment, the T wave, and the QT interval. What is the difference between
artifact and dysrhythmia? How can you reduce artifacts? What are some
situations that can occur if artifact is not reduced or eliminated?
You are working in the Telemetry Unit. The nurse
“watching” the monitors is reading a magazine. She constantly turns
off an alarm that looks a lot like Ventricular Fibrillation. She tells you that
it is not a dysrhythmia, it is just artifact. What do you think about her
actions? What is the worst case scenario in this situation? What would you do?
NUR2790 Professional Nursing III –
Residential and Online
Module 5 Discussion
Artifact vs. Dysrhythmia
Describe the role of each component of the ECG in the
heart’s contraction: the P wave, the PR interval, the QRS complex, the ST
segment, the T wave, and the QT interval. What is the difference between
artifact and dysrhythmia? How can you reduce artifacts? What are some
situations that can occur if artifact is not reduced or eliminated?
You are working in the Telemetry Unit. The nurse
“watching” the monitors is reading a magazine. She constantly turns
off an alarm that looks a lot like Ventricular Fibrillation. She tells you that
it is not a dysrhythmia, it is just artifact. What do you think about her
actions? What is the worst case scenario in this situation? What would you do?