Course Description:
This course deals with the basic scientific theory underlying EKGs and cardiac rhythms. This course will provide the allied health professional with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize cardiac dysrhythmias. The course will include a review of cardiac anatomy and physiology. The relationship between myocardial infarctions and the different EKG changes will also be included. Prerequisite: Medical Terminology and Intro to Anatomy and Physiology and Cardiac Illness and Disease. This course is also available to nurses who are interested in rhythm interpretation and can be taken as a standalone course.
Textbooks required:
- Cardiac Illness: Pathophysiology of Heart Disease 8th Ed; ISBN: 1975216628
- ECG Interpretation An Incredibly Easy Workout; ISBN:1975174542
- ECG Interpretation made Incredibly Easy 8th Ed; ISBN:1975236106
Price: $559.00
Format: Class begins on Zoom and then transitions to in person class on Harrisburg Campus; Blocker Hall Room 118
Dates: June 8, 2026 - July 26, 2026
Days & Times: Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.