EKG Cheat Sheet & Cardiac Nursing Study Guide PDF | 19 ECG Rhythm Strips | NCLEX Cardiovascular Review | Heart Blocks, ACLS | Printable

Use this for: NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN prep · Cardiac and Med-Surg courses · EKG interpretation · Telemetry · ATI · HESI

Read the strip, check the patient, then act. This 25-page printable guide covers cardiac nursing and EKG interpretation, with 19 real-style rhythm strips drawn on standard EKG paper. Each strip lists the rate, rhythm, P wave, PR and QRS criteria, the causes, what the nurse does, and a memory trick. Made by Anna, RN, BSN, PHN, a former ADN and BSN nursing instructor and the creator of NurseStudy.Net.

What's inside

• Blood flow, valves and the conduction system
• Heart sounds, auscultation landmarks and cardiac assessment
• EKG paper, normal intervals, 5-step strip method and rate math
• 19 rhythm strips: sinus rhythms, PACs, AFib, atrial flutter, SVT, first-degree, Wenckebach, Mobitz II, third-degree block, junctional, PVCs, VT, VF, torsades, asystole and paced rhythm, plus PEA
• Emergency rhythm actions: pulse vs no pulse, defibrillation vs cardioversion, code drugs, H's and T's
• Heart failure, chest pain, MI and ACS, cardiac cath care
• Hypertension, PAD vs venous disease, DVT
• Valves, endocarditis, pericarditis and tamponade
• Shock types and MAP
• Cardiac medications, labs, diagnostics and discharge teaching
• All memory tricks on one page
• 25 NCLEX-style practice questions (5 with rhythm strips) with full rationales
• Blank rhythm ID drill with 8 strips

Details

• Instant digital download: one PDF, 25 pages
• US letter size (8.5 x 11 in)
• Print at home, or use on an iPad or tablet in GoodNotes or Notability

This is a digital product; nothing will be shipped. For personal study use only. Strips are teaching illustrations; always follow your facility's protocols, ACLS training and provider orders. NCLEX® is a registered trademark of the NCSBN, which does not endorse this product.