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This CPD (CE) activity will expire on 30 December 2013 after which CPD (CE) hours will not be valid.
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On completion of the activity, the learner should be able to:
- Discuss the cardiac anatomy essential for understanding the basic principles of ECG
- Correctly prepare the patient and apply electrodes according to standard guidelines.
- Recognise possible causes of ECG interference
- Understand the concept of lead views in relation to an ECG
Heather Schubert has extensive experience and qualifications in acute care nursing and education including management roles in ICU and CCU. She teaches Basic and Advanced Life Support and has an interest in assisting all nurses – regardless of their educational level - to develop enhanced clinical assessment skills and to take a more active role in the management of emergencies.
Heather was a founding member of the South Australian Branch of the Australian College of Critical Care Nurses (previously CACCN), is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia and is on the South Australian committee of the Australian Resuscitation Council. She works as a Consultant Nurse Educator, is a Clinical Associate of the Adelaide University and has taught aspects of emergency and acute care extensively in metropolitan and rural communities throughout South Australia. She was awarded an Order of Australia in 2009 for her services to critical care nursing and education in South Australia.
