EKG Placement

Last updated on July 10th, 2020 at 10:14 am

Proper EKG Placement

Proper EKG placement is important as incorrect positioning of electrodes can cause artefactual changes in the ECG. If this happens, a patient may receive potentially harmful treatment.

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Anna Curran. RN, BSN, PHN

Anna Curran. RN, BSN, PHN
Clinical Nurse Instructor

Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Critical Care Transport Nurse
Clinical Nurse Instructor for LVN and BSN students

Anna began writing extra materials to help her BSN and LVN students with their studies and writing nursing care plans. She takes the topics that the students are learning and expands on them to try to help with their understanding of the nursing process and help nursing students pass the NCLEX exams.

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