Program Description:

Students will develop competencies in the following areas:

• Describe EKG monitoring and the bodily systems and functions it measures.
• Relate the proper setup and procedure for conducting EKG monitoring on a patient, including for stress testing, Holter monitoring, and telemetry.
• Interpret normal and abnormal results of EKG monitoring to identify ischemia, injury, and infarction.
• Implement proper patient care procedures.

Module 1: Introduction to EKG

• What is an EKG Technician?
• Introduction to EKG Monitoring
• What can be Diagnosed with an EKG?

Module 2: Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology

• Cardiac Anatomy
• Blood Flow through the Heart
• Cardiac Electrical Activity and Conduction

Module 3: Introduction to the EKG Machine

• Overview of an EKG Machine
• EKG Machine Setup and Calibration
• Maintenance of the EKG and Work Environment

Module 4: Recording the EKG

• Patient Information Gathering
• Patient Education and Positioning
• Standard Lead Placements
• Alternative Lead Placement
• Identifying and Resolving Artifacts

Module 5: The Normal EKG

• EKG Waveforms
• Calculate Heart Rate
• Measure Heart Rhythm

Module 6: Abnormal EKGs-Rate & Rhythm

• Sinus Arrhythmias
• Atrial Arrhythmias
• Ventricular Arrhythmias
• Junctional Arrhythmias

Module 7: Introduction to Abnormal EKGS-Conduction

• Measuring Conduction
• Bundle Branch Blocks
• Heart Blocks
• Pacemaker Spikes

Module 8: Injury, Ischemia, and Infarction Patterns

• Introduction to Coronary Artery Disease
• ST Segment Variances
• T-wave and Q-wave Variances
• Using the EKG to Localize Area of Infarct

Module 9: Patient Care

• Monitor Vital Signs
• Signs of Cardiac Compromise during Testing
• Responding to Stress Test Emergencies
• Patient Records

Lesson 10: EKG Interpretation

• EKG Interpretation System
• EKG Interpretation—Normal EKGs
• EKG Interpretation—Abnormal EKGs

Post Assessment

Externship Details – 40 Hour Externship

Students must achieve an 85% grade or better on all course quizzes, module exams and final exam and complete a minimum of 50 course hours throughout the e-learning program. Additionally, to be eligible for the clinical externship process students must pass a background check and a drug screen to be placed in a healthcare facility.

Students who participate in a clinical must be able to submit the following if required by their site (which is collected by Meditec’s externship coordinator):

• Background check (Federal and/or state)
• Drug Screen
• Immunization record (or be able to obtain any immunizations required)
• 2 step TB test
• Flu Shot