Course Content
🩺 Day 1: The Heart’s Blueprint – Anatomy, Physiology & Introduction to the EKG
Focus: Build the foundation — understand the “why” behind the wave Topics: Welcome, introductions, and expectations The role of cardiac monitoring in healthcare Cardiac anatomy made simple (with heart model or animation) Electrical conduction system of the heart SA Node, AV Node, Bundle of His, Purkinje fibers The Cardiac Cycle explained visually What is an EKG? What are telemetry leads? EKG paper basics: boxes, lines, time values Introduction to waveforms: P, QRS, T waves and PR/QR intervals Interactive: Cardiac coloring worksheet “Draw Your Heart's Electricity” activity Group breakout: build your own heart rhythm! Homework: Review heart anatomy video Flashcard quizlet link for cardiac terms
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“Who’s Watching the Heart? Understanding the Team Behind Cardiac Monitoring”
Day 2: Know Your Normals – Sinus Rhythms and Basic Interpretation
Cardiac Monitoring 5 day course

Focus: Learn the rules before recognizing the exceptions

Topics:

  • 5-Step Approach to Rhythm Interpretation
  • How to calculate a heart rate from EKG paper (practice sheet)
  • Identifying:
    • Normal Sinus Rhythm (NSR)
    • Sinus Bradycardia
    • Sinus Tachycardia
    • Sinus Arrhythmia
  • Causes, signs, and basic interventions
  • Artifact vs actual rhythm

Interactive:

  • Rhythm Song: “Sing the Sinus Rules”
  • Rhythm matching cards game
  • Practice strips with immediate feedback

Homework:

  • “Find the Rhythm” worksheet
  • Review video on sinus vs atrial rhythms
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