EKG on NCLEX

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Hi everyone!

Long story made short- I am retaking NLCEX in a couple weeks here and just remembered that I was lucky enough to have EKG on my previous test. Does anyone know a good website or anything that could help me with basics of EKG like basic rhythms and what drugs treat them? I need to feel confident in my EKG reading and treatment before I go in for round 2. My worst nightmare and I never thought it would be on the NCLEX...had more EKG than pharm WHAT THE HECK!? Thank you! :up:

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Hi Lucy, caring4you.net is a good site for basic EKG. All the best to you.

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Thank you! I will check that out now :)

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Hey lucy.. i studied those by you tubing ekg's and remembering A-fib, Vernticular Tachycardia, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Ventricular Fib, etc... also look up what hypokalemia and hyperkalemia look like

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ECG Simulator | SkillStat Learning - Fast, Fun and Effective! is a good one to practice!

and HeartScape | SkillStat Learning - Fast, Fun and Effective! is good to get a review of general cardiac stuff!

Hope that helps!

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Thanks guys! I have been youtubing them but the way they popped up on nclex is hard to study for. I guess be able to recognize the rhythm, and how to treat it. The treatments are what i find confusing. Like what drugs for what rhythms and when to cardiovert vs shock...It seemed so easy in ACLS now it all seems so confusing! Does anyone know an easy way to remember this???

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I take the NCLEX tomorrow and at my place of employment right now I'm in an EKG class. I'm hoping it will help me tomorrow if I get EKG questions. I've heard just to know the rhythm and medications to treat the rhythms. Like giving atropine for bradycardia (I know that's the most basic one but...)

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Ya thats pretty much it. Goudluck! Any word yet? If someone could help list it out that would really help me out.

Like:

Bradycardia: atropine

Tachycardia: valsalva maneuver

SVT: adenosine

etc...

Im able to recognize the rhythms but how do I know which drug is best to give first?

And what rhythms can we cardiovert vs. shock.

Anything helps! Thank you

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I believe for a fib you want to give an anticoagulant since they are at increased risk for stroke(from what I can remember) and I have also seen cardioversion used on afib to put them back into normal sinus. I know for v fib you debfrillate. for v tach I believe you use amiodarone.

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Thanks so much. For some reason the ones that popped up on NCLEX just gave me instant anxiety and I panicked and forgot the basics.

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Specializes in Gastroenterology, PACU.

I took my NCLEX the other day, and it had a lot of EKG strips on there. I counted about 7 out of my 75 questions. And umm... not a single one asked about what drug to give. So I dunno. I'd focus more on nursing interventions and electrolytes. I mean, I'm sure you know your basic ones (like K+= >5.0 =spiked T waves, etc.), but I'd go into that a bit more. That's most of what my questions were like. And obvious things like... if a pt is talking to you but the strip says they're in V fib, check the leads.

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