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Nadia Sorensen Page 2

Nadia Sorensen, RN, CCRN, is a cardiac procedural nurse in a hospital electrophysiology lab in Tempe, Arizona. Over 16 years in nursing, she spent time on a cardiac step-down unit before her current clinical post. Her routine work includes readying patients for catheter ablations and collaborating with device representatives during routine pacemaker and defibrillator interrogations.

What Is the Primary Purpose of Initially Assessing an Apical Pulse?
Where Are the Three Leads for Continuous Monitoring Usually Placed?
How to Measure the PR Interval on an ECG
Can You Have an MRI With a Pacemaker?
What Does AV Block Look Like on an ECG?
Is Telemetry and EKG the Same Thing?
How to Perform a Right-Sided 12-Lead ECG
What Does the T Wave Represent on an ECG?
What Wave Represents Ventricular Depolarization?
What Is an EP Lab? Procedures, Conditions, and What to Expect
What Is a Pacemaker Interrogation and What to Expect
What Part of the ECG Represents Ventricular Contraction?
What Is the CHADS-VASc Score for Atrial Fibrillation?
What Is a Cardiac Event Monitor & How It Works
Can You Have a Mammogram With a Pacemaker?
Where to Place the V1 Electrode for an Accurate Reading
What Does Ventricular Fibrillation Look Like on an ECG?
Where Is Atrial Depolarization on an ECG?
What Does the QRS Complex Represent on an ECG?
Where Is Chest Lead V5 Located and Why It Matters
What Does Atrial Flutter Look Like on an ECG?
Where Do ECG Leads Go? Limb and Chest Placement
What Are Precordial Leads and Why Are They Important?
How to Apply Telemetry Leads for Heart Monitoring
How to Place ECG Leads on a Patient