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ACLS 1 Day Renewal
ACLS 2 Day Provider

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support

The American Heart Association's Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course is based on simulated clinical scenarios that encourage active, hands-on participation through learning stations where students will practice essential skills individually, as part of a team, and as team leader.

Realistic simulations reinforce the following key concepts:

  • proficiency in basic life support care
  • recognizing and initiating early management of peri-arrest conditions
  • managing cardiac arrest
  • identifying and treating ischemic chest pain and acute coronary syndromes
  • recognizing other life-threatening clinical situations (such as stroke) and providing initial care
  • ACLS algorithms
  • effective resuscitation team dynamics

 

All SVH Associates who are FIRST Time ACLS participants are required to enroll in the 2 Day Provider Course

Note per the AHA and St. Vincent's policy the training center has 20 days to issue course completion cards. Please let us know if you do not get your card within 20 days of your course. 

ALL certification eCards and pre-course information will be sent to your registration email address - please use an email you check frequently. 

 

ENPC - Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course

ENPC - Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course

This course, taught by qualified nurses, is designed to provide the core-level pediatric knowledge and psychomotor skills needed to care for pediatric patients in the emergency setting.

Here’s a glimpse into what you’ll learn:

  • The latest pediatric emergency nursing practice recommendations
  • Systematic assessment and application of care
  • The newly released 5th Edition includes added content on dermatologic and environmental emergencies, human trafficking, food allergies and more!

Textbook: The newly released 5th Edition provides fundamental pediatric emergency nursing content with expanded information including dermatologic and environmental emergencies, human trafficking, food allergies and more. A valuable resource for future reference!

Online modules: Online modules with links to additional information are provided prior to the course date to 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.

Patient experience videos: Learn from pediatric patients and their caregivers about real-life scenarios

Instructor-led classroom discussions and skills stations: ENPC is one and a half days of interactive, in person classroom learning that includes hands-on skill stations, games and other interactive exercises.

 

If you have taken an ENA course prior - TNCC or ENPC - please use that email to register for this course. The registration email from the ENA will come to the email provided on this roster. 

 

 

Heartcode ACLS - SKILLS CHECK- Online Course and Megacode

HeartCode ACLS is the AHA’s blended learning delivery method for the AHA’s ACLS Course. HeartCode blended learning delivers quality resuscitation education regardless of where providers are located and gives them more control to complete the course at their own pace. Providers first complete the online portion of HeartCode ACLS and then complete a hands-on skills session with an AHA ACLS Instructor or on a simulation station.To enter the course, participants must complete a precourse self-assessment.

This course is part 2 of the course. You must complete the online course and provide a PRINTED copy of the completion certificate to your instructor. This is an AHA requirement. Instructors have been asked to not proceed with skills check if the certificate is not present. 

First time ACLS participants are required to register for the 2 Day Provider course. Heartcode ACLS is for Renewals only. 

You will be sent the online Heartcode ACLS course to the email address you use to register for the hands on portion. 

 Please email Kim.hopkins1@imail.org for the online course. 

Note per the AHA and St. Vincent's policy the training center has 20 days to issue course completion cards. Please let us know if you do not get your card within 20 days of your course. 

ALL certification eCards and pre-course information will be sent to your registration email address - please use an email you check frequently. 

Heartcode BLS- SKILLS CHECK- Online Course and hands on sign off

HeartCode BLS is the online portion of the BLS course when taken in a blended-learning format. It 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 Instructor-led classroom session that focuses on meaningful skills practice, debriefing, team scenarios, discussions of local protocols, and skills testing.

The onsite skill verification is part TWO of a two part series. You MUST complete the online course through an assigned link prior to the classroom session.

If you need the online course sent to you please email kim.hopkins1@imail.org and request access to the BLS Heartcode course. It will be sent to the email you registered with. 

If you have purchased it on your own do not add it. 

If you are in RQI you do not have to do this.

Please note you will need to present a PRINTED copy of your course completion certificate to your instructor at your skills check. This is an AHA requirement. The instructors have been asked to not proceed with the skills check if the certificate is not presented. 

Note per the AHA and St. Vincent's policy the training center has 20 days to issue course completion cards. Please let us know if you do not get your card within 20 days of your course. 

ALL certification eCards and pre-course information will be sent to your registration email address - please use an email you check frequently. 

Heartcode PALS - SKILLS CHECK- Online Course and Megacode

This is part 2 of the PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - Heartcode Course. 

 

During this hands on session students will have their PALS skills validated by an AHA PALS instructor. 

  • BLS for Infant and Child
  • Shock recognition, IO placement, fluid administration
  • Respiratory adjunct management and recognition of respiratory emergencies
  • Arrythmia management and difibulator competency
  • Team Lead for 2 PALS Megacode Scenerios 

 

You must finish the Heartcode online PALS course prior to the hands on skills check. The course will be sent to you upon registration for the hands on session. Please note you will need a PRINTED copy of the course completion certificate at the time of skills check. The instructors have been instructed NOT to proceed if the certificate is missing. 

 

Please email kim.hopkins1@imail.org for the online course. 

Note per the AHA and St. Vincent's policy the training center has 20 days to issue course completion cards. Please let us know if you do not get your card within 20 days of your course. 

ALL certification eCards and pre-course information will be sent to your registration email address - please use an email you check frequently. 

Heartsaver PEDIATRIC FA CPR AED
NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program

The Neonatal Resuscitation Program® (NRP®) course conveys an evidence-based approach to care of the newborn at birth and facilitates effective team-based care for healthcare professionals who care for newborns at the time of delivery. This course content delivers curricula for Essentials Providers, which is appropriate for everyone involved in the care of a newborn and who may be called upon to initiate resuscitation including positive pressure ventilation.

This class is taught in two parts. Part one consists of an online learning module.  The second, is a hands on live class with no more than 5 participants. The hands on session is taught by a NRP certified instructor with experience in Neonatal emergencies. 

 

As of January 1st 2022 all NRP courses must be taught with 8th Edition course materials. Student's need to have an 8th Edition course text book to participate.  Text books are available for check out at Guest Services in the hospital main lobby. It is the student's resposibility to ensure they are given the appropriate text. 

 

 

Note per the AHA, AAP and St. Vincent's policy the training center has 20 days to issue course completion cards. Please let us know if you do not get your card within 20 days of your course. 

 

If you are an SVH associate and NRP is required for your job descripton  - you are responsible for sending a physical copy of your NRP certification card to Human Resources at SVH. This information is not sent to them automatically. 

 

Please register using a PERSONAL email address. Work/corporation email addresses are encountering a firewall on the NRP site. 

 

PALS 2 Day Provider

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS):

  • For healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units

What does this course teach?

The PALS Provider Course aims to improve outcomes for pediatric patients by preparing healthcare providers to effectively recognize and intervene in patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using high‐performance team dynamics and high‐quality individual skills. The course includes a series of case scenario practices with simulations that reinforce important concepts. Upon successful completion of all the patient cases, students must pass the multiple-choice exam with a minimum score of 84%. Topics include:

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to

  • Perform high‐quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) per American Heart Association (AHA) basic life support (BLS) recommendations
  • Differentiate between patients who do and do not require immediate intervention
  • Recognize cardiopulmonary arrest early and begin CPR within 10 seconds
  • Apply team dynamics
  • Differentiate between respiratory distress and failure
  • Perform early interventions for respiratory distress and failure
  • Differentiate between compensated and decompensated (hypotensive) shock
  • Perform early interventions for the treatment of shock
  • Differentiate between unstable and stable patients with arrhythmias
  • Describe clinical characteristics of instability in patients with arrhythmias
  • Implement post–cardiac arrest management

 

All SVH associates who are FIRST time PALS participants are required to enroll in the 2 Day Provider Course. 

 

Note per the AHA and St. Vincent's policy the training center has 20 days to issue course completion cards. Please let us know if you do not get your card within 20 days of your course. 

 

ALL certification eCards and pre-course information will be sent to your registration email address - please use an email you check frequently. 

 

TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course

TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course

Every second counts when stabilizing life-threatening trauma cases. This course, taught by qualified emergency nurses, prepares you with the knowledge, critical thinking skills and hands-on training needed to provide high-quality, trauma nursing care. After completing this course, you will be able to properly assess and implement evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes for your patients.

Here’s a glimpse into what you’ll learn:

  • The latest trauma nursing practice recommendations 
  • Systematic assessment and application of care
  • Rapid identification of life-threatening injuries

A variety of learning methodologies are included to cater to every learning style, including:

  • Textbook
  • Online modules
  • Live simulation
  • Instructor-led classroom discussions and skill stations

Textbook: The latest edition of the TNCC Trauma Nursing Core Course Provider Manual includes evidence-based content developed by trauma emergency experts. The 24-chapter, comprehensive manual is a compilation of current trauma nursing standards and a valuable resource for future reference.

Online learning: Online modules with links to additional information are provided prior to the course date to 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.

Live simulation: TNCC includes hands-on training using both an individual and team approach.  Trauma nursing process psychomotor skills stations offer you the opportunity to practice trauma patient assessments and interventions in a controlled environment.

Instructor-led classroom discussions and skill stations: TNCC is a one and a half-day intensive course taught by expert instructors.

 

If you have taken an ENA course prior - TNCC or ENPC - please use that email to register for this course. The registration email from the ENA will come to the email provided on this roster. 

 

 

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