title: Using an algorithm to easily interpret basic cardiac rhythms.
abstract: MANY NURSES STRUGGLE with identifying electrocardiogram (ECG) rhythms, but rapidly interpreting primary ECG rhythms is an essential skill that every nurse should master. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES an algorithm that nurses can use to easily interpret basic ECG rhythms.
authors.affiliation: Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, USA.
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Atwood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000465:Algorithms; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic