ERC EKG Technician

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.

Exam Specifications

Approximate % of exam

Content Categories

 

32%

Medical Terminology
Abbreviations
Foundations of Word Structures
Cardiac and Circulatory Terms

 

26%

 

Anatomy & Physiology
Functions
Structures

 

24%

Rhythm
Electrical Heart Functions
Basic ECG concepts
Electrocardiography, including lead placement, safety, QC

 

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

 

100%

Total