ABSTRACT
Electrocardiographic examination (ECG) is one of the most commonly used non-invasive examination methods for taking and recording electrical impulses of the heart. The nurses and rescuers perform an ECG in relation to the diagnostic and therapeutic plan according to the physician's orders and depending on the changes in patient's health status. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a greater need for distance education through e-learning courses also in education of nurses and rescuers. The objective of the present study was to find out how the ECG topic is presented in the e-learning course Nursing Procedures and Techniques, and how often it was used by the students. As a research method we used content analysis of the ECG topic in the course Nursing Procedures and Techniques. We analysed electrocardiographic examination in the course Nursing Procedures and Techniques. The analytical categories included: topic structure;objectives;study materials;practice activities;tasks;and test questions in the question bank. We found out that study materials contained three ECG-related resources;they were viewed 246.66 times in the previous ten months. Practice activities contained a 4.25-minute instructional video, viewed 150 times. The tasks focused on the placement of the ECG electrodes on the limbs and chest, colour of the electrodes, operating the ECG monitor, and the issue of heart rhythm;the tasks were completed by 144 students. We recommend designing and using the topics. © 2022 American Institute of Physics Inc.. All rights reserved.