ECG Competencies/Skills 2015
CPR/First Aid:
Computerized Charting System
5. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM KNOWLEDGE:
Coronary circulation
1. AGE SPECIFIC PRACTICE CRITERIA:
Vascular system
Newborn/Neonate (birth to 30 days)
Conduction system
Infant ( 30 days to 1 year)
CHF
Toddler (1 -3 years)
Ischemia
Preschooler (3-5 years)
Pulmonary Hypertension
School Age Children ( 5-12 years)
Systemic hypertension
Adolescent (12-18 years)
Diseases of the aorta
Young Adults (18-39 years)
6. ELECTROCARDIOGRAM:
Middle Adults (39-64 years)
Application of leads
Geriatric (64 +)
Interpretation
2. EXPERIENCE WITH AGE GROUPS:
Monitoring
Able to adapt care to incorporate normal growth and development
Arrhythmias
7. CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY:
Able to adapt method and terminology of patient instructions to their age,
comprehension and maturity level
Ensures safe environment reflecting specific needs of various age groups
Cardiac cycle
3. EXPERIENCE IN SETTINGS:
Electrical conduction system
Acute care hospital
Refractory
Regional/Large hospital
Transmembrane potential
Outpatient
Polarization
Physician’s office
Depolarization
4. GENERAL SKILLS:
Action Potential
Charting/Documentation/Consents/Care Plans
Phase 0 - Phase 4
ECG Competencies/Skills 2015
Confidentiality of Information/HIPAA
8. EKG INTERPRETATION:
Ordering Supplies
Ventricular tachycardia
▪ Universal Precautions/Infection Control Procedures
Ventricular fibrillation
Advance Directives
Atrial tachycardia
JCAHO – National Patient Safety Guidelines
Atrial fibrillation
Vital Signs
Atrial flutter
Use of transfer/lift devices
Junctional escape rhythms
Pain management
Asystole
Caregiver/Patient Education
PEA – (pulseless electrical activity)
Emergency Procedures
Normal sinus rhythm
Normal lab values
Sinus tachycardia
Pulse oximetry
Sinus brachycardia
Equipment QC
Acute myocardial infarction patterns
Cardiac pacemakers
Wolff-Parkinson-White
Competency/Skills: EKG Technician
_________________________________________________________________