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

Read the strip, check the patient, then act.

This 25-page printable guide covers cardiac nursing and EKG interpretation for nursing school and the NCLEX. It includes 19 real-style rhythm strips drawn on standard EKG paper, each with 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 (helping nursing students since 2012).

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, paced rhythm, plus PEA
• Emergency rhythm actions: pulse vs no pulse, defibrillation vs cardioversion, key code drugs, H's and T's
• Heart failure (left vs right), chest pain, MI and ACS, cardiac cath care
• Hypertension and hypertensive crisis, PAD vs venous disease, DVT
• Valves, endocarditis, pericarditis and tamponade
• Shock types and MAP
• Cardiac medications table, labs, diagnostics and discharge teaching
• All memory tricks on one page (heart block poem, APE To Man, Left = Lungs and more)
• 25 NCLEX-style practice questions (5 with rhythm strips) with full rationales
• Blank rhythm ID drill with 8 strips

Good For

Nursing students (RN and LPN/LVN), NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN review, med surg and cardiac courses, new grad and telemetry nurses.

Details

• Hyperlinked: clickable contents page and bookmarks, easy to use in GoodNotes or Notability
• 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

Please Note

• This is a digital product. Nothing will be shipped.
• Because the file is a digital download, all sales are final.
• For personal study use only. Please don't share or resell it.
• Strips are teaching illustrations. Always follow your facility's protocols, ACLS training and provider orders.

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