NURSING ELECTIVE COURSE OFFERING
NU 370: CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS & NURSING CARE
Fall 2013
Thursday 5 – 6:50PM
FACULTY:
Lisa Flood DNP, RN, CNE
Professor School of Nursing
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
NU 370 Cardiac Arrhythmias & Nursing Care is a two credit nursing elective lecture course
which will cover the fundamentals of single lead basic cardiac rhythm interpretations and current
treatments. Upon completion, students will be able to recognize common cardiac arrhythmias
and describe appropriate nursing care.
PREREQUISITES:
BI 104 or BI 201 & BI 202
NU 201, NU 202, NU 211, NU 212, NU 221 & NU 231
Or instructor permission
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the completion of this course, students will have the knowledge to:
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Describe the electro-physiologic basis of normal cardiac rhythms and arrhythmias.
Interpret single lead cardiac rhythms and arrhythmias in a systematic manner.
Identify the physiologic consequences of each arrhythmia.
Describe the appropriate therapeutic treatments for arrhythmias.