Basic EKG Class

Basic EKG Class Target Audience:

• Registered Nurses
• Licensed Practical Nurses
• Monitor Techs
• Healthcare Staff

Learning Objectives

The learner will be able to:

• Recognize and measure P wave, QRS complex, T-wave, PR interval and QT interval
• Correctly measure EKG elements necessary for rhythm identification
• Identify correct EKG lead placement and correct issues that lead to poor EKG tracings
• Recognize the following common cardiac rhythms
  
  • Sinus bradycardia
  • Sinus rhythm
  • Junctional rhythm
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Atrial flutter
  • First degree heart block
  • Second degree heart blocks, type 1 and type 2
  • Third degree heart block
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Ventricular Fibrillation
  • Asystole
  • Pulseless Electrical Activity
  • Pacemaker initiated rhythms
  • Ectopic beats – PAC, PJC, PVC