Cardiac Monitor Technician’s Board Certification Exam

Exam Summary:

This Cardiac Monitor Technician Board Exam was developed specifically for Cardiac Monitor Technicians working in hospital and remote telemetry stations.     

Cost:  $150 or $100 for groups of 5 or more

Price Options:

Single Examinees $150.00 Groups of 5 or more $100.00

Benefits of Cardiac Monitor Technician Certification:

· Demonstrate accountability to employers or potential employers

· Career Advancement

· Potential Income Incentive

Exam Preparation:

The ABCM provides a list of items to study for the Cardiac Monitor Technician Board Certification Exam and makes reading recommendations of approved reference texts.

The ABCM provides practice Exams for the  Cardiac Monitor Technician Board Exam which can be found in our Resource Center.  

Exam Results:

After your Exam is completed, the ABCM will process your score and send results to you within three weeks, along with a list of those diagnoses you had trouble with in the exam.  This valuable feedback provides our Exam clients with the information they need to further their study in electrocardiography.

Sample Question 1:

In order to differentiate the morphologic features of any wide-QRS pattern, which would be the best pair of leads to monitor the patient with?

a.  V4 and V6
b.  V1 and V6
c.  2 and 3
d.  3 and V6

Sample Question 2:

The ECG below was taken from a patient who presented with chest discomfort.  Identify the abnormalities seen in this ECG.

a.  borderline sinus tachycardia with non-conducted atrial premature beat and an atrial premature beat conducted with right bundle branch block aberration

b.  borderline sinus tachycardia with non-conducted atrial premature beat and an atrial premature beat conducted with left bundle branch block aberration

c.  second degree AV block type II and a left ventricular premature beat

d.  second degree AV block type II and a right ventricular premature beat

Exam Locations:

The EKG Board Certification Exams are now available in your home city or town by proctor.  Travel has become cost prohibitive for many and time off is often difficult for many.  We are therefore making every effort to ensure this vital Board Certification Exam is easily available. 

Cardiac Monitor Technician EKG Workshops Available:

If you are interested in hosting an Emergency EKG Workshop, we recommend you contact the Marriott Heart Foundation who will help you plan any level of EKG course and we will work with them to bring the Exams to your doorstep.  To start the process call:  (813)394-4968 or email: info@ecgcertify.org

Cardiac Monitor Technician EKG Awards Certificate: 

The ABCM issues Cardiac Monitor EKG Awards Certificates to those achieving a 70% or higher score on the Exams.  These frameable Awards Certificates are good for a three-year renewable period with proof of 30 continuing education hours in electrocardiography every three years, and by paying the renewal fee of $75 USD.     

History and the Need:

One of our Founders, Jonni Cooper, with the assistance of a team of Cardiac Monitor Technicians, developed standards of practice and a Cardiac Monitor Technician’s EKG Exam in 2009.   Prior to these developments, there was no national standard with which to measure the competency of a Cardiac Monitor Technician.   Cardiac Monitor Technicians traditionally have not been required to demonstrate accountability for their high profile roles in cardiology and it is high time for change.   This group of professionals are given a tremendous responsibility for monitoring the rhythms of cardiac patients and therefore must be as proficient as the cardiac nurses the work with.  This exam should set any employer at ease and help guide them with future study of their Cardiac Monitor technicians.   

Current EKG Exams Available: 

1.  Advanced EKG Physician Panel Reader’s Exam
2.  Emergency EKG Physician Exam
3.  12-Lead EKG for CCU Nurse’s and EKG Technician’s Exam
4.  Basic EKG for Telemetry & Chest Pain Center Nurse’s Exam
5.  Cardiac Monitor Technician’s Exam

Several thousand Physicians, Nurses and Technicians on an International scale have demonstrated their proficiency by passing one or more of these Board Certification Exams. 

Answer to Sample Question 1:  b.  V1 and V6

Answer to Sample Question 2:   a

Answer:  a.  borderline sinus tachycardia with non-conducted atrial premature beat and an atrial premature beat conducted with right bundle branch block aberration