NA 122 - Basic Electrocardiography Technician

Lecture - Lab - Credit Hours: 3-2-4
This course is designed for students with an employment or educational background in the healthcare field or students preparing to enter a healthcare degree program. Learning to perform non-invasive electrocardiography procedures and identifying rhythms will be a valuable addition to the skill set of today’s healthcare worker. Lecture topics include techniques for performing a 12-lead EKG, identifying rhythms and rhythm abnormalities, how cardiac drugs effect an EKG and telemetry unit monitoring. Due to the popularity of these ourses, a closed registration system has been developed. To be considered for this programs, students must complete and submit a program application by the due date, wich varies depending on the semester of interest. Based on seat availability, students will be selected by a random lottery. For more information, please visit the Allied Health department site at http://www.jjc.edu/academics/divisions/nursing-allied-health/allied-health/Pages/default.aspx.Prerequisite: High school diploma; COMPASS placement into ENG 021 and ENG 099 or the EAP course sequence ENG 078 and ENG 088 , or ENG 096 ; or minimum grade “C” in one of the following: ENG 020 and ENG 098 , or the EAP course sequence ENG 077 and ENG 087 .Concurrent:
NA 125