Review current research literature to retrieve the most relevant and best evidence to analyze and describe thoroughly the assigned cardiac dysrhythmia, patient treatment, and nursing considerations. Utilize at least one current research article, as well as, two other scholarly sources.
An outline for your paper is provided below.
Introduction
Analyze a sample ECG strip indicating a cardiac dysrhythmia.
Identify the defining criteria for the dysrhythmia/the associated conduction disturbance.
Clinical Manifestations and Pathophysiology
Correlate clinical manifestations with pathophysiology.
Describe the pathophysiology of the dysrhythmia
Match the clinical manifestation with the pathophysiology/conduction disturbance
Nursing Management
Describe nursing management related to the dysrhythmia and the rationales.
List and briefly describe non-pharmacological methods to prevent, treat, and/or correct the conduction disturbance
List and briefly describe the medications that can be used to treat or correct the conduction disturbance and their associated nursing considerations
Emergency Care and Procedures
Describe emergency care and/or procedures to manage or correct the dysrhythmia.
List and briefly describe available treatments or procedures and their associated nursing considerations.
Patient Teaching
Describe health teaching for the patient going home with or at risk for the dysrhythmia.
Consider medication and device teaching (i.e. pacemaker, internal defibrillator, etc.)
As previously mentioned, besides the nursing considerations, what type of medication teaching would this type of patient need to go home safely?
When would the patient follow up with their physician, either routinely or emergently?
There are many teaching possibilities here, be thorough.
Conclusion
Summarize the key points of the dysrhythmia and nursing assessment and interventions.
The paper should be 3-4 pages, typed.Please double space, and use correct spelling and appropriate grammar. The format for the paper and references must follow the 6th edition American Psychological Association (APA) format. Please use headings to organize your paper according to the matrix. Remember, MCI has a Writing Center that is available to you for assistance with APA and grammatical proof reading. LATE Submissions Will Not Be Accepted.