12 Lead EKG Interpretation (Blended)

Course Description:

This course is designed to enhance the clinical decision making and assessment skills of the critical care and emergency department specialty nurse who works with all types of adult critically-ill patients through analysis of a variety of challenging 12-Lead ECGs and case studies. With the numerous advances in the diagnosis and management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and other related cardiac disorders, the specialty nurse must be able to quickly recognize abnormalities on the 12-Lead ECG and notify the physician for appropriate intervention.

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Describe the derivation of the standard 12 ECG leads, including electrode placement and polarity and views of the heart.
2. Critically analyze PQRST complexes for any abnormalities of interval lengths, slurring,depression, elevation, inversion, notching and intrinsic deflection.
3. Define electrical axis, determine mean electrical axis, and state the common causes of axis deviation (LAD, RAD, IAD).
4. Describe ECG features of: ischemia, injury, infarction; chamber enlargement, bundle branch blocks, hemiblocks, pericarditis, and electrolyte and drug effects.
5. Interpret 5 (five) 12-Lead ECGs and identify the pathological condition causing the abnormality.

Course Number: CAE 0066

Course Dates & Reference Number:

Wednesdays - July 1 & July 8^th, 2009 #368180

Hours: 16.0

Cost: $140.37

Location: Central Campus, Building 8, Room 241

Mandatory Textbook:

12-Lead ECG – The Art of Interpretation by Tomas Garcia & Neil Holtz

Jones and Bartlett Publishers; ISBN: 0-7637-1284-1

Upcoming Dates:

Wednesdays  - September 16th & September 23, 2009

Wednesdays - October 28th & November 4th, 2009 

Further Questions? Call Continuing Education Staff:

Sonia Kaiser – 954.201.6905

Linda DeCurzio – 954.201.6768

Kathy King – 954.201.6440

3 Easy Ways to Register:

1. Online at www.broward.edu/cehealth
   Follow directions for application, registration and payment
2. In Person - at any Broward College Campus
3. By Mail – Please download a copy of the non-credit course registration/application form from our website www.broward.edu/cehealth Complete and mail to the address noted on the form

Participants must attend the entire offering. Partial Credit cannot be given. LATE ARRIVAL and EARLY DEPARTURE will result in loss of ALL credits.