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Telemetry Certification

Telemetry Certification is now 2 hours each class and 4 weeks long. The same class will be taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week. You can attend either day.

Certification is offered to anyone interested to be a telemetry technician. It is a requirement for 4 North RNs to be telemetry certified within one year of employment.

Next Class: January 13 to February 5th
Time: Every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Location: 4 North Conference Room

Breakdown of Classes
Next Class: January 13th to February 5th 2003
Jan 13th & 15 Anatomy & physiology
Jan 20th & 22nd Sinus and Atrial Rhythms
Jan 27th & 29th AV Blocks & Ventricular Rhythms
Feb 3rd & 5th Review Session/Final Exam















First day of class

For the first day of class, please purchase a pair of calipers and the textbook: ECG's Made Easy by Barbara Aehlert. The book is available at the medical bookstore for $34.95.

To be Certified

A passing score of at least 80% on written exam. Practical orientation with a telemetry technician for 8 hours.

Check out the EKG Tutorial as a good resource to learn ECG online.