Pulling it all together: Case studies on ECG monitoring

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 305-317

  Drew, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Intensive care unit; Monitoring physiologic; Myocardial infarction; QT interval; ST segments

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

AGED; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 38449119356     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AACN.0000284431.30287.aa     Document Type: Article

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