ECGs in Emergency Nursing – Flexi CPD Module

£45.00 Ex VAT

Type:  Flexi CPD Module
Start:  On-demand / Unlimited Lifetime Access
CPD:    2 hours (UK), 2 points (approved in AUS, NZ)
Level:  Intermediate

 

Book as a stand alone course or design your own flexi course – choose any four modules for £155 +vat (use code ‘flexi’ during checkout)

 

Description

 AVNAT Approved Course
This flexi CPD module is aimed at vet nurses and vet technicians in general practice and is available on-demand with unlimited lifetime access.  This module consists of a tutorial, quiz and further reading articles

 

Module 1

ECGs in Emergency Nursing

ECGs are commonly encountered in emergency clinics but they can be intimidating and difficult to interpret. In this module we talk about how to obtain a good ECG, recap the conduction system of the heart and then look at various arrhythmias, including those seen in patients with hyperkalaemia

 

  • Recording the ECG
  • Normal electrical activity of the heart
  • Lead placement
  • Normal rhythm
  • Arrhythmias
    • VPCs
    • R on T phenomenon
    • Torsade de pointes
    • Ventricular fibrillation
    • Escape beats
    • Atrial fibrillation
    • Atrial flutter
    • AV blocks
    • Supraventricular tachycardia

 

This module will be available immediately following purchase, with unlimited lifetime access and will provide a total of:
2 hours of CPD (UK)
2 points (Australia and New Zealand)

Release date: Jan 2026

1 review for ECGs in Emergency Nursing – Flexi CPD Module

  1. Emma W

    Easy too follow, not too overwhelming. Love that it saved my progress and i could go back to it as and when i had the spare time in between shift to cram in some learning.

    Rated: Intermediate level
    (Newly qualified (<2 years) – UK)

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Speaker

Maddie Simon VTS (ECC) ISFMDipFN CertVNECC FdSc RVN
ICU Nurse, Paragon Veterinary Referrals

 

Maddie qualified from Harper Adams University in 2014 with a foundation degree in Veterinary Nursing. She worked at Calder Vets in Dewsbury after graduating and then moved to Paragon Referrals when it opened in 2018. She has completed extra qualifications in both Feline Nursing and Emergency and critical care. She passed her veterinary technician specialist in emergency and critical care in November 2023, a process she found hard work but very rewarding. She currently works in the ICU and enjoys looking after the critical patients she meets there.

CPD Hours

This online course is worth 2 hours of CPD.

 

A certificate will be available from the ‘My Courses’ section, for you to download and print, once you have completed the course.  A permanent record of your total CPD hours will also be recorded in your account section.

AVNAT

Australia and New Zealand 

The Australian Veterinary Nurse and Technician (AVNAT) Regulatory Council has allocated 2 AVNAT CPD points to this continuing education activity.

 

This course is also recognised by the New Zealand Veterinary Nursing Association (NZVNA) as providing 2 CPD points.

 

Bespoke Flexi Courses

This single module can be attended as a stand alone course, or you can design your own flexi course by selecting any four single modules, to design a course truly individual to your own particular needs

 

Just add any four modules to your basket, and enter code ‘flexi’ during checkout

 

A flexi course is designed to be completely flexible, where all the learning resources are provided immediately. There are usually four modules, and most delegates complete one module per week, but it is completely up to you, how and when you decide to complete the course. You have unlimited lifetime access to all the supportive learning materials, and once you have completed the whole course, a certificate will be automatically generated.

Information

Upon purchase you will be immediately registered to attend this module, with unlimited lifetime access.  The module will consist of two hours of CPD, in the form of a tutorial, a quiz and also a selection of further reading journals, articles or book chapters.

 

This module can be studied as a stand alone course, and a certificate of attendance for two hours of CPD will be provided once the module has been completed.  Alternatively, this module can be combined with any other three modules to provide a bespoke Flexi course providing eight hours of CPD

 

Looking for some further information? – please have a look at our Flexi Online CPD Courses – PDF Guide

Levels

This course has been listed as ‘Intermediate’ level

 

All of our courses are aimed at veterinary nurses in general practice, but everyone who works in the veterinary profession is very welcome to attend, whether you are a clinical receptionist, veterinary surgeon, student nurse or have been a qualified nurse for over 20 years!

 

The courses are not formally assessed for skill level, so the following CPD levels are just a rough guide to help you decide if a course may be more or less suitable:

 

Introduction
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice approaching a new topic or looking for a refresher course

Intermediate
– maybe most suitable for qualified nurses in general practice along with referral / specialist nurses looking for a refresher course

Advanced
– maybe most suitable for referral / specialist nurses and highly experienced qualified nurses in general practice

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Invoice

Debit or credit card is the preferred payment method

Please ask your practice manager or accounts department to visit the website, register an account in their own name, and during checkout, complete the ‘delegate name’ and ‘delegate email’ sections with your personal details.  We will then register you a personal account on your behalf, and transfer the course booking over to your new personal account.  We will of course email you all the information you need to access this new account and your CPD course.

 

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