EKG Interpretation

BAsic arrythmia Recognition and Treatment (BART)

Course Description

  • (2 Year Certification) – Same Day Certification Card!
     

    Recommended for: RN’s, LVN’s, EMT’s, Medics and Dental Surgical Technicians.

     

    The workshop includes determination of multiple ECG strips.

  • Hours

    16 hours

     
    Course Description

    The Basic Arrythmia (BART) Course is a classroom-basedInstructor-led course designed to improve electrocardiogram (ECG) recognition skills and pharmacology knowledge for treating cardiovascular emergencies. The BART Course is for healthcare professionals who participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. Required course for Telemetry nurses, Medical Students, ICU Nurses, Emergency Department Nurses, Paramedics, and Monitor techs.  We provide use of our Basic Arrythmia Manual. If you wish to purchase your own textbook for this course, please select: BART Manual when registering for this course.

     

    **THIS COURSE DOES NOT COVER 12 LEAD ECG**

    This course offers 16 hour continuing education units for those that qualify (EMS only). RN’s do not qualify for CEs for this class per the California BRN, but will receive a Certificate of Completion for 16 hour BART course.

Course Content

  • Anatomy Behind the EKG
  • EKG Monitoring Systems
  • Analyzing the EKG Rhythm Strip
  • Sinus Rhythms
  • Atrial Rhythms
  • Junctional Rhythms
  • Ventricular Rhythms
  • Atrioventricular Blocks
  • Introduction to Pacemakers
  • Introduction to Ischemia and Infarction
  •  Includes online pharmacology review

Intended Audience

  • This course is for healthcare professionals who participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. This includes personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units such as physicians, nurses, paramedics, and others who require this specialized knowledge for their job
  • Nurses and nursing students
  • EMT’s and EMT students
  • Paramedic and Paramedic students
  • Healthcare Providers who wish to strengthen their ECG skills
  • ACLS and/or PALS students as a pre-course option who complete the pre-course self-assessment and find they need to improve their knowledge
  • This is the class that most employers suggest or require during the hiring process. For example: new grad nurses applying for positions in telemetry, emergency, critical care and other units; and also nursing students prior to starting their clinical rotations

EKG Course Information & Registration

  • Course Regsitration Fee: $350
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