TransfermaticNUR at Palo Verde College

    NUR 151 - Introduction to Identification of Cardiac Rhythm Strips

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    Credits
    3
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    Description
    This course is designed to teach the beginning student the pathophysiology of the heart and the cardiac conduction system, teach the criteria for dysrhythmia recognition, teach the beginning student identification of the most common dysrhythmias (benign and lethal), and how to identify a rhythm on the cardiac monitor. Treatment modalities for serious and lethal dysrhythmias will be discussed. This course also satisfies professional licensure board requirements for 54 continuing education hours for the RN, LVN, CNA, and EMT professionals.