Instructions:
Use the following outline to guide your study for the NHCWA ECG Technician Exam.
All of the questions on the NHCWA exam are from the material contained in this outline, the number of questions in each section of the exam is indicated in this outline.
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Exam Specifications |
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Approximate % of exam |
Content Categories
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32% |
Medical Terminology |
| Abbreviations | |
| Foundations of Word Structures | |
| Cardiac and Circulatory Terms |
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26%
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Anatomy & Physiology |
| Functions | |
| Structures |
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24% |
Rhythm |
| Electrical Heart Functions | |
| Basic ECG concepts | |
| Electrocardiography, including lead placement, safety, QC |
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18% |
Basic interpretations |
| Troubleshooting, recognizing artifact, tracing problems | |
| Recognize myocardial infarction | |
| Scope of practice | |
| ECG strip analysis (P, Q, E, S, T wave interpretations) | |
| Recognition of normal sinus rhythm, sinus bradycardia and tachycardia |
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100% |
Total |