Students are trained to record and monitor the heart’s electrical activity. They receive hands-on instruction in preparing patients for various methods of EKG testing, Holter monitoring, and exercise stress testing. Following the lecture/student lab classes, students will be placed in clinical settings to further develop the skill of electrocardiography on actual patients. EKG Technician courses are designed to prepare students to take a national certification exam.
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Compact Clinical Guide to Arrhythmia and 12-Lead EKG Interpretation by 
12-Lead EKG Confidence by 
EKG Interpretation for the Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner by 
Provides coverage of complementary and alternative medicine back to 1990. (Mostly full text)
CINAHL Complete provides broad content coverage including 50 nursing specialties, speech and language pathology, nutrition, general health and medicine and more.
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Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers. (Full-text).
Covers all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. (Bibliographic; some links to full-text)
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