EKG Technician *

Health Care Career Training

Prerequisites: Candidates must obtain a reading score of 9 on the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE). High school diploma or GED. A physical exam, results from a Basic 5 Panel urine drug screening and a PPD test must be completed within 3 months of the first day of class and this documentation must be provided at the time of registration. Documentation of immunizations and Hepatitis B series documentation must also be provided at the time of registration. Criminal background check must be completed by the student and proof must be provided within 30 days of the first day of class. Proof of adequate health insurance is required on the first day of class and must be maintained throughout the clinical/internship. Students failing to provide proof of insurance documentation will not be eligible for the clinical/internship portion of the program.

EKG technicians work in hospitals, nursing homes and large medical facilities. Monitor technicians work in intensive care units or centralized monitoring rooms where they observe multiple computer consoles viewing the EKG waveforms of the patients. This course will teach the concepts behind electrocardiography, including the physiological steps of the cardiac cycle and its electrocardiograph readings.

This course will provide students instruction in the following topics:

•   The Role of the Electro cardiographer
•   Vital Signs
•   Cardiovascular System
•   Cardiovascular Medications
•   Standard and Isolation Precautions
•   Performing an ECG
•   Basic 12-Lead
•   Exercise Electrocardiograph
•   Ambulatory Monitoring
•   Rhythm Strip Interpretations
•   Sinus Rhythms
•   Atrial Dysrhythmias
•   Junctional Dysrhythmias
•   Heart Block Dysrhythmias
•   Rhythms Originating from the Ventricles
•   Pacemaker Rhythms
•   Bundle Branch Block

Upon completion of this program, students will be eligible to sit for the National Healthcareer Association EKG Technician Certification Examination (CET).

HEKG-132 (169 Hours)
Fee: $2,349 (Tuition $1,530, Materials $819)

Section AW02-Worthington Atlantic City Campus
Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning Feb. 8, 2018
(Ending Aug. 28, 2018)
6-9 p.m.

NOTE: A criminal background report containing negative information may prevent placement for the clinical portion of this program. Upon successful completion and credential attainment, you may be eligible for up to 3 college credits toward an Atlantic Cape degree.

 

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