ECG Essentials
A systematic approach to ECG rhythm-strip interpretation, from cardiac conduction and waveforms to identifying a rhythm and communicating your findings.
Who It Is For
Healthcare providers learning ECG interpretation or reviewing their approach, in hospital, outpatient, prehospital, and transport settings.
Before You Start
The course begins with cardiac conduction, leads, and waveforms. Study at your own pace using written explanations, videos, downloadable handouts, and practice questions.
Course Outline
- Introduction
- The Cardiac Conduction System
- Leads and Waveforms
- The BOPN Method of ECG Rhythm Interpretation
- Determining the Origin
- Components of the Rhythm Strip
- Determining the Rate
- Ectopy
Completion and Credit
Mark every instructional lesson complete, submit every published lesson quiz, and complete the course evaluation before requesting your certificate. Quizzes are completion-based, with unlimited retries and no minimum passing score. Then open Course Completion and enter your name and license details.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 18016, for 2 contact hours. Contact us if you need to confirm applicability to your license or certification.