[robmatic]

Ladies and gents..... please help me... i am in my last semester of the RN program (ADN) and our topic is oxygenation/cardiac/pulmonary. ive heard alot about this section and i heard that it was really tough!!!!! im talking about ABG's,EKG's and all that mess.... please if you guys know of any pointers (websites,good books etc..) to help out a fellow commrade please do so. its my last semester and i dont want to fail out now!!!

[NRSKarenRN]

A question about explaining oxygen saturation levels

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[robmatic]

hey thanks a lot!!!! if you know of anything else it'd be greatly appreciated.... much love to ya thx

[Daytonite]

Here are some websites you might want to check out. Dr. Dale Dubin's book Rapid Interpretation of EKGs has long been held as the gold standard book for learning EKG reading. However, I know that a lot of students like the "Incredibly Easy" series and there is one on EKGs. I strongly suggest you check out the "Nurse Bob MICU/CCU Survival Guide" listed under the EKG links as there is a lot of information there beside EKGs. If you need information on ICU procedures, please post a note.

ABG's

http://maagnursing.com/ABG/ - this is an ABG and acid/base balance tutorial. You do not have to register to go through the tutorial.

http://realnurseed.com/abg.htm - "ABG's: It's all in the Family"

http://web.indstate.edu/mary/abgdemo.html - an ABG and ABG analysis tutorial by a nursing instructor at Indiana State University. http://www-isu.indstate.edu/mary/abgpract.htm - this is a quiz to test what you learned (includes answers).

http://www.rnceus.com/course_frame.asp?exam_id=18&directory=abgs - "Interpretation of ABGs: A Four Step Method". From RnCeus.com. Discusses the authors four step method for interpreting ABG values along with patient case studies and examples.

http://www2.nursingspectrum.com/CE/Self-Study_modules/course.html?ID=392 - "Knowing Your ABG's: The Blood Gas Report" a CE article from Nursing Spectrum on what is being tested when ABGs are drawn and problem that lead to respiratory and metabolic disturbances.

EKGs

http://rnbob.tripod.com/#Section_3_Cardiology_in_Critical_Care - Section 3 of this website, Nurse Bob's MICU/CCU Survival Guide, will help you identify all whole bunch of different rhythms and arrhythmias. Nice clear rhythm strips are posted here. The site also covers a host of ICU procedures, an extensive section on critical medications organized by categories, fluids and electrolytes, shock, and more!

http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio202/cyberheart/cardio.htm - - Cyberheart from Professor Crimando at Gateway Community College in Phoenix, AZ. EKG review and an animated heart quiz.

http://www.skillstat.com/ECG_Sim_demo.html - an online simulator that will show and explain what 25 of the most common cardiac rhythms look like on a monitor. You can stop the strips so you can study the tracings. There is also a little game you can play with the simulator.

http://www.nursewise.com/courses/crit_cvdrugs_hour.htm - drugs used in cardiology care written by a nurse for nurses

http://www.kauaicc.hawaii.edu/nursing/ekg/tutorial/tutorial.htm EKG Interpretation for Healthcare Professionals from Kaua'i Community College nursing school
http://www.kauaicc.hawaii.edu/nursing/ekg/tutorial/lytes.htm - Electrolyte and Medications: Effect on EKGs from Kaua'I Community College nursing school is just one section from the above site

http://students.med.nyu.edu/erclub/ekgexpl0.html - here is a short tutorial on how to read an EKG. Click on the arrows at the bottom of each page to continue through the tutorial.

http://www.blaufuss.org/ - the Heart Sounds Tutorial at this site has absolutely beautiful animations of the flow of blood through the heart and heart action and how it correlates to the EKG tracing as well as the sound heard with your stethoscope. This is quite an extensive site with a lot of information.

Pumonary

http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/unit2/unit2.html - information for the nursing students at University of Kansas. This page has links to tutorials on ventilation/perfusion, oxygen delivery, ABG analysis. This is a very nice site to get information about patients on ventilators.

http://www.ccmtutorials.com/rs/oxygen/index.htm - All About Oxygen, a tutorial about oxygen with a section on pulse oximetry

[indigo girl]

Originally Posted by Daytonite

Here are some websites you might want to check out. Dr. Dale Dubin's book Rapid Interpretation of EKGs has long been held as the gold standard book for learning EKG reading. However, I know that a lot of students like the "Incredibly Easy" series and there is one on EKGs. I strongly suggest you check out the "Nurse Bob MICU/CCU Survival Guide" listed under the EKG links as there is a lot of information there beside EKGs. If you need information on ICU procedures, please post a note.

ABG's

http://maagnursing.com/ABG/ - this is an ABG and acid/base balance tutorial. You do not have to register to go through the tutorial.

http://realnurseed.com/abg.htm - "ABG's: It's all in the Family"

http://web.indstate.edu/mary/abgdemo.html - an ABG and ABG analysis tutorial by a nursing instructor at Indiana State University. http://www-isu.indstate.edu/mary/abgpract.htm - this is a quiz to test what you learned (includes answers).

http://www.rnceus.com/course_frame.asp?exam_id=18&directory=abgs - "Interpretation of ABGs: A Four Step Method". From RnCeus.com. Discusses the authors four step method for interpreting ABG values along with patient case studies and examples.

http://www2.nursingspectrum.com/CE/Self-Study_modules/course.html?ID=392 - "Knowing Your ABG's: The Blood Gas Report" a CE article from Nursing Spectrum on what is being tested when ABGs are drawn and problem that lead to respiratory and metabolic disturbances.

EKGs

http://rnbob.tripod.com/#Section_3_Cardiology_in_Critical_Care - Section 3 of this website, Nurse Bob's MICU/CCU Survival Guide, will help you identify all whole bunch of different rhythms and arrhythmias. Nice clear rhythm strips are posted here. The site also covers a host of ICU procedures, an extensive section on critical medications organized by categories, fluids and electrolytes, shock, and more!

http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/class/bio202/cyberheart/cardio.htm - - Cyberheart from Professor Crimando at Gateway Community College in Phoenix, AZ. EKG review and an animated heart quiz.

http://www.skillstat.com/ECG_Sim_demo.html - an online simulator that will show and explain what 25 of the most common cardiac rhythms look like on a monitor. You can stop the strips so you can study the tracings. There is also a little game you can play with the simulator.

http://www.nursewise.com/courses/crit_cvdrugs_hour.htm - drugs used in cardiology care written by a nurse for nurses

http://www.kauaicc.hawaii.edu/nursing/ekg/tutorial/tutorial.htm EKG Interpretation for Healthcare Professionals from Kaua'i Community College nursing school
http://www.kauaicc.hawaii.edu/nursing/ekg/tutorial/lytes.htm - Electrolyte and Medications: Effect on EKGs from Kaua'I Community College nursing school is just one section from the above site

http://students.med.nyu.edu/erclub/ekgexpl0.html - here is a short tutorial on how to read an EKG. Click on the arrows at the bottom of each page to continue through the tutorial.

http://www.blaufuss.org/ - the Heart Sounds Tutorial at this site has absolutely beautiful animations of the flow of blood through the heart and heart action and how it correlates to the EKG tracing as well as the sound heard with your stethoscope. This is quite an extensive site with a lot of information.

Pumonary

http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/unit2/unit2.html - information for the nursing students at University of Kansas. This page has links to tutorials on ventilation/perfusion, oxygen delivery, ABG analysis. This is a very nice site to get information about patients on ventilators.

http://www.ccmtutorials.com/rs/oxygen/index.htm - All About Oxygen, a tutorial about oxygen with a section on pulse oximetry

You always give such great information even for us "old nurses" to use. Thank you.