Cardiology Fellowship Courses for Cardiac Nurses, Nurse
Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, and Cardiac
Technicians working in various areas of Cardiology.
All Fellowship Courses are intended for self use and may not be copied or shared with
any other person for any reason. We do however offer one and two year institutional
prices for Educators to use our Cardiovascular Courses. These Fellowship Courses are
not sold to Educators unless they purchase the institutional package (no exceptions).
Inquire at needinfo@ABCMCertification.com about our institutional pricing.
Start by following this link to Fellowship Program Course Application and Use
Contract. Complete this process before attempting to purchase any of the Fellowship
Course Programs available. Once this process is completed and approved, an email will
be sent to either approve or deny the purchase for single use. If approval is given, then
the purchase can be completed online.
ABCM Fellowship Program Courses Available:
A) Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program Course (Non-Acute Care) Professional
B) Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program Course (Acute Care) - Professional
C) EKG Cardiac Monitoring Fellowship Program Course - Techs
D) 12-Lead EKG Fellowship Program Course - Professional and Techs
E) Advanced EKG Fellowship Program Course - Professional
To purchase one of these Fellowship Courses, visit our online Store and search
for the Course of your choice.
Read more about each Fellowship Course below:
A) Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program Courses for Single
Use Only: Level I Non-Acute Care Cardiac Nurses & Nurse
Practitioners:
The Level I Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program Course provides the
Course in Workbook format. Cost $450
This Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program Course Includes:
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The Level I Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Course Manual
A Master List of Topics to Study for the CVRN Level I Board Certification Exam
A CVRN Level I Practice Exam
30 CEs (Available to those who complete the Level I Cardiovascular Nursing
Fellowship Course and Practice Exam)
5. A certificate of completion of the Level I Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Course
provided the post test score is 70% or higher.
6. An opportunity to become a CVRN-BC, and an FACCN by passing the CVRN
Board Certification Exams and purchasing a three year membership in the
ACCN. The CVRN-BC is good for three years and each time you recertify, you will
be required to purchase the three year ACCN membership in order to continue to
use the FACCN title. There are discounted rates for three year members.
Topics in the Level I Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program Course for NonAcute Cardiac Care Nurses and Nurse Practitioners includes the following:
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Identification and Management of Heart Failure, Hypertension and Cardiomyopathy
Basic EKG Essentials for all CV Arenas: Includes standard 5 and 12-Lead EKG
Update on Pre and Post Care of the Interventional Cardiac Patient
Identification and Management of ACS, STEMI, NSTEMI, and Unstable Angina
Bedside Assessment of the Cardiovascular Patient including Heart Sounds
Review of Six Categories of Cardiovascular Pharmacologic Agents
Troubleshooting Dual Chambered Pacemakers, ICDs, and Resynchronization
Therapy
Whether or not you plan to sit for your CVRN Board Certification Exams, this
Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program Course for Home-Study will help you
to review current Evidence-Based Standards of Education and Practice for Cardiac
Nursing. And, it will certainly Jump-Start your individual study of the Cardiac Essentials
for best practice in Cardiovascular Nursing.
To obtain the CEs, you will need to purchase your own Cardiovascular Nursing
Fellowship Course for Home-Study, complete the materials, and the Practice Exam,
then scan your completed Exam answer sheet and email it to us at jcooper@accn.net,
as proof of satisfactory completion of the Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship HomeStudy Course. A score for your CVRN Practice Exam will be given to you. If you score
70% or higher, a certificate of satisfactory completion of the Cardiovascular Nursing
Fellowship Course will be provided along with a Certificate for 30 contact hours. These
hours will be counted toward your Recertification cycle should you sit for and pass your
CVRN, ECG, or CMT Board Certification Exams. And, the Contact hours may also be
used toward your professional license renewal.
B) The Level II Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program Course
provides you with the Course. Cost $300
You may purchase both Levels I and II at the same time and obtain 50 contact
hours for satisfactory completion of both Levels of the Course for $750.
Items included in the Level II Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program
Course:
1. The Level II Cardiovascular Nursing Manual
2. A Master List of Topics to Study for the CVRN Level II Board Certification Exam
3. CVRN Level II Practice Exams
4. 20 CEs (Available to those who complete the Level II Cardiovascular Nursing
Fellowship Program Course and Practice Exam
5. A certificate of completion of the Level II Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program
Course provided the final score on the post test is 70% or higher.
6. An opportunity to become a CVRN-BC and an FACCN by passing your CVRN Board
Certification Exams and purchasing a three year membership in the ACCN.
The CVRN-BC is good for three years and each time you recertify, you will be required
to purchase the three year ACCN membership in order to continue to use the FACCN
title. There are discounted rates for three year members.
Topics in the Level II Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program Course for
Acute Cardiac Care Nurses and Nurse Practitioners includes the following:
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12-Lead EKG Diagnoses - 12 topic areas
Cardiac Assist Device Therapy
Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring
Mechanical Ventilation
Tampa Tracings Case Studies
Whether or not you plan to sit for your CVRN Board Certification Exams, this
Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship Program Course for Home-Study will help you
to review current Evidence-Based Standards of Education and Practice for Cardiac
Nursing. And, it will certainly Jump-Start your individual study of the Cardiac Essentials
for best practice in Acute Care Cardiovascular Nursing Practice.
To obtain the CEs, you will need to purchase your own Cardiovascular Nursing
Fellowship Course for Home-Study, complete the materials, and the Practice Exam,
then scan your completed Exam answer sheet and email it to us at jcooper@accn.net,
as proof of satisfactory completion of the Cardiovascular Nursing Fellowship HomeStudy Course. A score for your CVRN Practice Exam will be given to you. If you score
70% or higher, a certificate of satisfactory completion of the Cardiovascular Nursing
Fellowship Course will be provided along with a Certificate for 20 contact hours. These
hours will be counted toward your Recertification cycle should you sit for and pass your
CVRN, ECG, or CMT Board Certification Exams. And, the Contact hours may also be
used toward your professional license renewal.
C) The Basic EKG/Cardiac Monitoring Course is a must for all cardiac
nurses no matter where they work, and for cardiac monitor
technicians in all areas of cardiology. Cost $300
The EKG Cardiac Monitoring Fellowship Course Includes:
Lesson 1 – Sinus Rhythms & Calculating Heart Rate
Lesson 2 – Bundle Branch Blocks
Lesson 3 – Atrial Rhythms
Lesson 4 – Junctional Rhythms
Lesson 5 – Ventricular Rhythms
Lesson 6 – AV Blocks
Lesson 7 – Electrolyte Disturbances
Lesson 8 – Myocardial Ischemia
Lesson 9 – Myocardial Infarction
Lesson 10 – 12-Lead ECG Recording, Reading, & Bedside Monitoring Essentials
Lesson 11 – Bedside ECG Monitoring Practice
Lesson 12 – Differentiating the Wide-QRS Patterns
A Basic EKG Cardiac Monitoring Practice Exam is also included in this Fellowship
Program Course.
Who should take the Basic EKG/Cardiac Monitoring Fellowship Course?
A. Cardiac Monitor Technicians
B. 12-Lead EKG Technicians
C. Unit secretaries you are cross training to be telemetry monitor technicians
D. Beginners who need a Basic EKG Course (no experience necessary--this is a
beginning level)
E. All cardiac nurses needing a beginning course or a refresher course
Whether or not you plan to sit for your Basic EKG/CMT Board Certification Exams, this
Basic EKG/Cardiac Monitoring Fellowship Program Course for Home-Study will help
you to review current Evidence-Based Standards of Education and Practice in
electrocardiography. And, it will certainly Jump-Start your individual study of the EKG
Essentials for best practice in Cardiology.
To obtain the CEs, you will need to purchase your own Basic EKG/Cardiac Monitoring
Fellowship Course for Home-Study, complete the materials, and the Practice Exam,
then scan your completed Exam answer sheet and email it to us at jcooper@accn.net,
as proof of satisfactory completion of the Basic EKG/Cardiac Monitoring Fellowship
Home-Study Course. A score for your Basic EKG Practice Exam will be given to you. If
you score 70% or higher, a certificate of satisfactory completion of the Basic
EKG/Cardiac Monitoring Fellowship Course will be provided along with a Certificate for
30 contact hours. These hours will be counted toward your Recertification cycle should
you sit for and pass your EKG/CMT Board Certification Exams. And, the Contact hours
may also be used toward your professional license renewal.
D) This 12-Lead EKG Fellowship Program Course is a must for all
Acute Care Cardiac Nurses, Nurse practitioners, and 12-Lead EKG
Technicians, and General Physicians. Cost: $300
The 12-Lead EKG Fellowship Program Course Includes:
Lesson 1 – The Normal 12-Lead and Axis Calculation
Lesson 2 – Bundle Branch Blocks
Lesson 3 – Ventricular Aberration
Lesson 4 - Differentiating the Causes of Wide QRS Patterns
Lesson 5 - Hemiblocks
Lesson 6 - Atrial Arrhythmias
Lesson 7 - Supraventricular Arrhythmias
Lesson 8 - Ventricular Arrhythmias
Lesson 9 - Tampa Tracings Case Studies
A 12-Lead EKG Practice Exam is also included in the Fellowship Program Course.
Who should take the 12-Lead EKG Fellowship Program Course?
A. 12-Lead EKG Technicians
B. Cardiac Nurses: All areas of cardiology practice
C. Cardiac Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
D. General Practitioners, Internists, and Family Practice Physicians
Whether or not you plan to sit for your 12-Lead EKG Board Certification Exams, this
12-Lead EKG Fellowship Program Course for Home-Study will help you to review
current Evidence-Based Standards of Education and Practice in 12-Lead
Electrocardiography. And, it will certainly Jump-Start your individual study of the
12-Lead EKG Essentials for best practice in Cardiology.
To obtain the CEs, you will need to purchase your own 12-Lead EKG Fellowship
Course for Home-Study, complete the materials, and the Practice Exam, then scan your
completed Exam answer sheet and email it to us at jcooper@accn.net, as proof of
satisfactory completion of the 12-Lead EKG Fellowship Home-Study Course. A score
for your 12-Lead EKG Practice Exam will be given to you. If you score 70% or higher, a
certificate of satisfactory completion of the 12-Lead EKG Fellowship Course will be
provided along with a Certificate for 30 contact hours. These hours will be counted
toward your Recertification cycle should you sit for and pass your 12-Lead EKG Board
Certification Exams. And, the Contact hours may also be used toward your professional
license renewal.
E) This Advanced EKG Fellowship Program Course is a must for
Cardiac Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Physicians,
especially those reading on Hospital EKG panels or preparing for the
Cardiology Board Certification Examinations offered by the American
Board of Internal Medicine. Cost: $300
The Advanced EKG Fellowship Program Course Topics Include:
1. Pericarditis
2. Hypothyroidism
3. Chronic Cor Pulmonale
4. Hypokalemia
5. Hypercalcemia
6. Hyperkalemia
7. Hypocalcemia
8. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy with Systolic Overloading
9. Left Ventricular Diastolic Overloading
10. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
11. Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
12. Mitral Stenosis
13. Atrial Tachycardia with Warm-up
14. Atrial Tachycardia with 2:1 & 4:1
15. Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia
16. A-V Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (probable)
17. Orthodromic Tachycardia
18. Atrial Fibrillation
19. Atrial Flutter with Saw-tooth Pattern
20. S-A Exit Block, Type I
21. Bradycardia-Tachycardia (Sick Sinus) Syndrome
22. Left Ventricular Tachycardia
23. Wide-QRS Tachycardias
24. Atrial Premature Beats with Varying Intraventricular Block Patterns
25. Atrial Fibrillation with Alternating Intraventricular Block
26. Nonconducted Atrial Bigeminy
27. Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm from Left Ventricle
28. Acute Inferior Infarction & Ventricular Parasystole
29. Second Degree A-V Block
30. Block-Acceleration Dissociation
31. Complete A-V Dissociation
32. Left Bundle Branch Block
33. Right Bundle Branch Block
34. Left Anterior Hemiblock
35. Acute Inferior Infarction with RBBB and Possible Left Posterior Hemiblock
36. Acute Anterior Infarction
37. Acute Infero-postero-lateral Infarction
38. Acute Inferoposterior Infarction
39. Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
40. Dual Chambered Pacing
41. Single Chambered Pacing
42. Concealed Conduction
An Advanced EKG Practice Exam is also included in the Fellowship Program Course.
Who should take the Advanced EKG Fellowship Program Course?
1. Physicians reading on Hospital EKG panels
2. Emergency Physicians
3. Cardiology Fellows preparing to sit for their Cardiology Boards offered by the
American Board of Internal Medicine
Whether or not you plan to sit for your 12-Lead EKG Board Certification Exams, this
12-Lead EKG Fellowship Program Course for Home-Study will help you to review
current Evidence-Based Standards of Education and Practice in 12-Lead
Electrocardiography. And, it will certainly Jump-Start your individual study of the
12-Lead EKG Essentials for best practice in Cardiology.
To obtain the CEs, you will need to purchase your own 12-Lead EKG Fellowship
Course for Home-Study, complete the materials, and the Practice Exam, then scan your
completed Exam answer sheet and email it to us at jcooper@accn.net, as proof of
satisfactory completion of the 12-Lead EKG Fellowship Home-Study Course. A score
for your 12-Lead EKG Practice Exam will be given to you. If you score 70% or higher, a
certificate of satisfactory completion of the 12-Lead EKG Fellowship Course will be
provided along with a Certificate for 30 contact hours. These hours will be counted
toward your Recertification cycle should you sit for and pass your 12-Lead EKG Board
Certification Exams. And, the Contact hours may also be used toward your professional
license renewal.