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ACLS is an advanced, Instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.
 

Course Content

  • Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device, and use of an AED
  • Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
  • Airway management
  • Related pharmacology
  • Management of ACS and stroke
  • Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team

The AHA requires access to the manual before, during and after the course, so use this link to purchase an electronic or hard copy of the manual.   You can find the provider manual at www.shopcpr.heart.org

 

 

ACLS is an advanced, Instructor-led classroom course that highlights the importance of team dynamics and communication, systems of care and immediate post-cardiac arrest care. It also covers airway management and related pharmacology. In this course, skills are taught in large, group sessions and small, group learning and testing stations where case-based scenarios are presented.
 

Course Content

  • Basic life support skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device, and use of an AED
  • Recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest
  • Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as symptomatic bradycardia
  • Airway management
  • Related pharmacology
  • Management of ACS and stroke
  • Effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team
The AHA requires access to the manual before, during and after the course, so use this link to purchase an electronic or hard copy of the manual.   You can find the provider manual at www.shopcpr.heart.org

 

 

The AHA’s BLS Provider Course reflects science and education from the 2015 Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. It teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on high-quality CPR and team dynamics.

In the Instructor-led course, students participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students work with an AHA BLS Instructor to complete BLS skills practice and skills testing. Students also complete a written exam.

Course Content

  • The importance of high-quality CPR and its impact on survival
  • All of the steps of the Chain of Survival and apply the BLS concepts of the Chain of Survival
  • Recognize the signs of someone needing CPR
  • Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children and infants • The importance of early use of an AED and demonstrate its use
  • Provide effective ventilations by using a barrier device
  • The importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and perform as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR 
  • The technique for relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants

The AHA requires access to the manual before, during and after the course, so use this link to purchase an electronic or hard copy of the manual.   You can find the provider manual at www.shopcpr.heart.org

 

The AHA’s BLS Provider Course reflects science and education from the 2015 Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. It teaches both single-rescuer and team basic life support skills for application in both prehospital and in-facility environments, with a focus on high-quality CPR and team dynamics.

In the Instructor-led course, students participate in simulated clinical scenarios and learning stations. Students work with an AHA BLS Instructor to complete BLS skills practice and skills testing. Students also complete a written exam.

 

The AHA requires access to the manual before, during and after the course, so use this link to purchase an electronic or hard copy of the manual.   You can find the provider manual at www.shopcpr.heart.org

BLS skills checkoff when you have already bought the Heartcode Online Module.   Bring certificate of completion with you to checkoff.

Accurate assessment of a child with an acute illness or injury requires special knowledge and skills. ENA’s Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course is designed to provide the core-level pediatric knowledge and psychomotor skills needed to care for pediatric patients in the emergency setting.

Emergency nursing care of a child with an acute illness or injury requires special knowledge and skills.

The course presents a systematic assessment model, integrates the associated anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, and identifies appropriate interventions. ENPC is the only pediatric emergency nursing course written by pediatric nurse experts.

ENA’s Emergency Nursing Pediatrics Course includes:

 

  • A two-day intensive course with expert instructors. ENPC is a two-day intensive course taught by expert instructors. There is a faculty ratio of approximately one faculty per four learners.
  • Hands-on training using both an individual and team approach. Teaching scenarios offer you the opportunity to practice the systematic approach of the initial assessment in real-life situations.
  • Online learning:Online modules allow you to learn at your own pace and refer to information at any time.
  • Evidence-based content developed by pediatric emergency experts. A comprehensive Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course Provider Manual, includes special emphasis on age and developmental stages.

 

 

Introducing the Fifth Edition of ENPC

ENA is launching a completely revamped version of ENPC that will be available for student sign-up in November 2018. This new version, in its fifth revision, provides an innovative educational experience for emergency nurses.  Learn about all the ways that ENPC, Fifth Edition can deliver learning designed to enhance an emergency nurse's ability to care for their pediatric patients:

 

 

  • Multi-platform learning with a provider manual, interactive pre-course online modules, and instructor-led classroom activities
  • Access to provider manual
  • Case-scenario based online modules, some with avatar driven simulation experiences
  • Patient experience videos allow you to hear from pediatric patients and their caregivers
  • Electronic testing that saves classroom time and allows learners to test wherever they choose, using the provider manual as a reference
  • Hands-on skill stations for trauma, respiratory emergencies, and procedures and sedation
  • Games and other interactive exercises to explore prioritization and various pediatric emergency patient presentations

 

15.58 contact hours

An ENA ENPC four-year provider verification card will be issued to those registered nurses who achieve 80% or higher on the multiple-choice exam and 70% or higher on the skill station evaluation.

Course Manual Content

ENPC, Fifth Edition provides fundamental pediatric emergency nursing content with expanded information including dermatologic and environmental emergencies, human trafficking, food allergies, and more.

 

  • Triage and Prioritization
  • Respiratory and Cardiac Emergencies
  • Shock
  • Trauma
  • Communicable and Infectious Diseases
  • Dermatology
  • Child Maltreatment
  • Human Trafficking
  • Food Allergies, Pain
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Submersion, Heat and Cold Emergencies
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Toxicology, Procedures and Sedation
  • Stabilization and Transport
  • Disaster
  • Behavioral Health
  • Medication Administration, Vascular Access
  • Pain, Procedures and Sedation

 

 

HeartCode ACLS is the AHA’s blended learning delivery method for the AHA’s ACLS Course. Blended learning is a combination of eLearning, in which a student completes part of the course in a self-directed manner, followed by a hands-on session.

HeartCode ACLS is a self-directed, comprehensive eLearning program that uses eSimulation technology to allow students to assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. To enter the course, students must complete a precourse self-assessment. Students will then be presented with a team dynamics lesson and 10 In-hospital patient cases, including a BLS case and 2 megacode cases. The cases may be repeated as many times as necessary to pass. Upon successful completion of all the patient cases, students will take a multiple choice exam and must pass with a minimum score of 84%.

 

HeartCode BLS uses a variety of eLearning assets such as dramatizations, eSimulations, animations, self-directed learning, and interactive activities to teach students BLS knowledge and skills. 

After completing the online portion, students attend a structured BLS Hands-On Session with an AHA Instructor. This session focuses on meaningful skills practice, debriefing, team scenarios, discussions of local protocols, and skills testing. Where available, students may also complete the hands-on session with a voice-assisted manikin (VAM).

HeartCode BLS is for healthcare professionals seeking an alternative method for completing an initial or renewal BLS Course.

HeartCode® PALS is an online comprehensive eLearning program that uses eSimulation technology to allow students to assess and treat patients in virtual healthcare settings. In this environment, students apply their knowledge to real-time decision-making and skills development.

To enter the course, students must complete the PALS Precourse Self-Assessment. Students are then presented with 12 In-hospital patient cases and a team dynamics lesson. Cases may be repeated as many times as necessary to pass. Upon successful completion of all the patient cases, students must pass the multiple-choice exam with a minimum score of 84%.

Students who successfully complete the online portion of the course receive a certificate granting them access to a PALS Hands-on Session with an AHA PALS Instructor. Students must successfully complete both the online portion and the hands-on session to receive a PALS Provider course completion card (print or eCard).

Pediatric First Aid & CPR AED provides an ideal training solution for schools, child care providers, youth sports coaches and others required to learn how to respond to medical emergencies involving children and infants. This versatile program is based upon the 2015 CPR and First Aid Guidelines, Caring for Our Children, 3rd Ed; and other evidence-based treatment recommendations.

This is the course for individuals who desire or are required to be certified in Pediatric First Aid, CPR and AED, such as:

  •         School bus drivers
  •         Child care workers
  •         Teachers
  •         Parents
  •         Babysitters

ASHI meets all regulatory requirements for non-medical FA CPR AED & Bloodborne Pathogens.

It is in compliance with North Carolina State Childcare requirements and OSHA requirements.

*After registering and making payment on our site, visit www.hsi.com/passport to gain access to your electronic manual.  Your registration code is:  152733

The AHA’s PALS Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. This classroom, Instructor-led course uses a series of videos and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

 

The AHA requires access to the manual before, during and after the course, so use this link to purchase an electronic or hard copy of the manual.   You can find the provider manual at www.shopcpr.heart.org

The AHA’s PALS Course has been updated to reflect new science in the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. This classroom, Instructor-led course uses a series of videos and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes.

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

The first few minutes of trauma care are critical to achieving better patient outcomes. The ENA’s Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is widely recognized as the premier course for hospitals and trauma centers worldwide, empowering nurses with the knowledge, critical thinking skills, and hands-on training to provide expert care for trauma patients.

Learn:

  • Rapid identification of life-threatening injuries
  • Comprehensive patient assessment
  • Enhanced intervention for better patient outcomes

A variety of learning methodologies are incorporated into TNCC, including online, a textbook, interactive lecture, hands-on practice and case-based learning.

 

ENA’s Trauma Nursing Core Course includes:

  • A two-day intensive course with expert instructors. TNCC is a two-day intensive course taught by expert instructors. There is a faculty ratio of approximately one faculty per four learners.
  • Hands-on training using both an individual and team approach. Three psychomotor skill stations — trauma nursing process, airway and ventilation, and trauma interventions — offer you the opportunity to practice the systematic approach of the initial assessment in real life situations.
  • Online learning: Five online modules with links to additional information let you learn at your own pace, apply what you learn and receive immediate feedback, and refer back to information at any time. The modules are a complete case study process — taking you through an entire sequence of care.
  • Evidence-based content developed by trauma emergency experts. The 24-chapter, comprehensive TNCC Trauma Nursing Core Course Provider Manual, 7th Edition, is a compilation of current trauma nursing standards and a valuable resource for future reference.

 

Course Manual Contents

 

  • Trauma Nursing and the Trauma Nursing Core Course
  • Spinal Cord and Vertebral Column Trauma
  • Teamwork and Trauma Care
  • Musculoskeletal Trauma
  • Epidemiology
  • Surface and Burn Trauma
  • Biomechanics, Kinematics, and Mechanisms of Injury
  • Special Populations: The Pregnant Trauma Patient
  • Initial Assessment
  • Special Populations: The Pediatric Trauma Patient
  • Airway and Ventilation
  • Special Populations: The Older Adult Trauma Patient
  • Shock
  • Special Populations: The Bariatric Trauma Patient
  • Pain
  • Special Populations: The Interpersonal Violence Trauma Patient
  • Brain, Cranial, and Maxillofacial Trauma
  • Psychosocial Aspects of Trauma Care
  • Ocular Trauma
  • Disaster Management
  • Thoracic and Neck Trauma
  • Transition of Care for the Trauma Patient
  • Abdominal and Pelvic Trauma
  • Post Resuscitation Care in the Emergency Department

Skill stations include:

  • Trauma nursing process teaching stations
  • Airway and ventilation interventions teaching stations
  • Trauma interventions: spinal protection, helmet removal, and splinting physical assessment station.

17.65 contact hours

An ENA TNCC four-year provider verification card will be issued to those registered nurses who achieve 80% or higher on the multiple-choice exam and 70% or higher on the skill station evaluation.

The TNCC may be officially attended by Registered Nurses (RNs). LPNs and paramedics are eligible to attend all portions of the course except  for the written and psychomotor evaluations. For this reason, they do not receive verification, but are awarded contact hours.

 

Triple Course Training (BLS checkoff, ACLS Renewal and PALS Renewal)

Need BLS, ACLS and PALS now? Try this intense one day recertification.

 

Each learner is required to successfully complete Heartcode BLS Part 1 (online learning) and present their certification of completion the day of the renewal course. (This is a pre-course requirement prior to this course, even if you have a valid BLS card.) BLS skills (Adult and Pediatric) are verified and then the rest of the day is a recertification of ACLS and PALS.

 

According to AHA, each student must have a copy of the manual before, during and after the course. If your facility does not have a resource manual for your use, you can go to this link to purchase one for the course:  Heartcode BLS module has an Ebook for access for your use,  https://www.laerdal.com/us/item/15-1005  & https://www.laerdal.com/us/item/15-1058

 

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