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hello, laurenjarrod,
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you will find many links regarding this.
This is simple and to the point, and I give this to most of my new nurses and monitor watchers and it seems to help them.
It gets easier the more you do it!! Try this site,.he is an EMT,..site is easy to use,..he is sooo funny,..
I am a tele/ecg tech and the Dale Dubin book is great. I bring it to work with me every night. Also, practice, practice, practice!!! I watched a cardio doc the other morning come in and read 128 twelve leads in less than 30 mins. The guy has been doing it for over 35 years. So with time you will get better.
here is another site i use.12lead ecg flashcards for chapter 3 it has some of the same strips we get tested on yearly.
Hi Laurenjarrod,
I too am a new grad on a medical telemetry unit. I'm not confident enough on my reading all my strips, but "PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!" seems to be the key to getting better. My unit doesn't expect me to know it all, so everyone has no problem when I ask them to verify my interpretations.
As for as books... My school uses "Introduction to Basic Cardiac Dysrhythmias," 3rd ed., by Atwood, Stanton, and Storey-Davenport. It's pretty easy reading with lots of practice strips.
Good luck to us both!
laurenjarrod
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Hi everyone,
I just started my 1st nursing job the beginning of Sept. on a tele unit. I just started taking a tele class this past Tues. and am having a very difficult time readying the strips. Does anyone have any suggestions on some things that might help me? Books, websites, or any advice that helped you when you were new. Thanks in advance.
Lauren