Electrocardiogram technicians work with patients in medical settings to collect data about their heart rates and heart impulses. This course will prepare students for an entry level position as an electrocardiogram technician. The course is a comprehensive program designed to make sure students are able to: Describe the conduction system of the heart. Discuss the sites of action potential generation and propagation through the cardiac conduction system. Contrast the effect of parasympathetic with sympathetic stimulation of the cardiac conduction system. Correlate the actions of the heart represented by the p waves, PR intervals, QRS complex, and T waves. Knowledge of proper placement of electrodes based on ECG mechanics. Calculate a heart rate from ECG strops. Analyze how different rhythms would appear on ECG strips (Sinus Bradycardia, Sinus Tachycardia, Normal sinus rhythm). List and know 5 common causes of abnormal heart rhythms. Analyze how dysrhythmias would appear on an ECG strip (Atrial Fibrillation, Premature Ventricular Contractions, Ventricular Fibrillation, Asystole/Ventricular standstill). Knowledge of nursing interventions intended to correct the effects of insufficient tissue perfusion associated with dysrhythmia.