Purpose
This Dual Option course is designed to teach the knowledge and skills required to implement the American Heart Association’s ACLS treatment guidelines in the learner’s practice setting and improve the outcomes for adult patients with cardiac arrest and other cardiopulmonary emergencies.
Target Audience
The participant in this course is a currently active healthcare provider based in a practice setting that requires ACLS knowledge and skills as a condition of employment. The 1-Day ACLS Provider Update option is targeted to those experienced ACLS providers who routinely use ACLS in their practice setting as a part of their job duties. The 2-Day option is for all other providers.
Prerequisites
Providers enrolling in the ACLS provider update course are required to be proficient in the following:
- Performing BLS CPR skills using 2010 AHA Guidelines for CPR and ECC
- Reading and interpreting ECGs
- Understanding ACLS drugs
- Performing the BLS Survey and the ACLS Survey
The choice of enrollment option is determined by the level of proficiency in the prerequisites. The participant will be required to self assess their level of knowledge and skills by logging onto the American Heart Association web site (www.heart.org/eccstudent using the password “compression”) prior to registration.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will:
- Recognize and initiate early management of periarrest conditions that may result in cardiac arrest or complicate resuscitation outcome
- Demonstrate proficiency in providing BLS care, including prioritizing chest compressions and integrating use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
- Recognize and manage respiratory arrest
- Recognize and Manage cardiac arrest until termination of resuscitation or transfer of care, including immediate post-cardiac arrest care
- Recognize and initiate early management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including appropriate disposition
- Recognize and initiate early management of stroke, including appropriate disposition
- Demonstrate effective communication as a member or leader of a resuscitation team and recognize the impact of team dynamics on overall team performance
2-Day Option
The course fee for the 2-Day option is $185 and includes the Nursing Unlimited Homestudy guide. Please remember to include $5 for shipping and handling. The AHA requires students to have access to the provider manual prior, during and after class. If you do not have a manual, you may purchase the book from us for $38
1-Day Option
The fee for the 1-Day option is $135 and includes the Nursing Unlimited Homestudy guide. Please remember to include $5 for shipping and handling. The AHA requires students to have access to the provider manual prior, during and after class. If you do not have a manual, you may purchase the book from us for $38.
If you are not practicing ACLS as a regular part of your professional role in your healthcare facility, it is recommended that you carefully read the pre-requisites to choose the correct course option.
***Florida Board of Nursing no longer offers contact hours for the ACLS Update course***
If you need to renew your BLS card you may do so as part of the 2-Day option for a discounted price of $ 30.
***Please note that the AHA no longer allows BLS renewal as part of the ACLS Update course.
Please call the office to purchase the book.
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Miami Gardens Nursing Unlimited Headquarters |
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2-Day Class Saturday Sunday January 19-20
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Hialeah |
Miami |
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1-Day Class Wednesday January 9 |
1-Day Class Saturday January 26
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| South Dade Kendall Regional Medical Center 2nd Floor Computer Room 11750 S.W. 40 Street Miami, FL 33175 |
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1-Day Class 1-Day January 14
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2-Day Class Saturday Sunday February 2-3
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Wellington |
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1-Day Class Saturday
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West Broward Plantation General Hospital |
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One Day Class Thursday February 7
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Two Day Class Wednesday Thursday February 6-7
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North Broward University Hospital |
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One Day Class Tuesday January 22
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Two Day Class Monday Tuesday January 21-22
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Boca Raton West Boca Medical Center |
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One Day Class Sunday January 27
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Two Day Class Saturday Sunday January 26-27
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West Palm Beach
Palm Beach Staffing
1261 South Congress Ave
West Palm Beach, FL 33406
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One Day Class Sunday January 13
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Two Day Class Saturday Sunday February 9-10
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West Palm Beach February 1
Two Day Class Thursday Friday March 14-15
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West Palm Beach One Day Class Friday February 17 (Sunday)
Two Day Class Saturday Sunday February 16 – 17
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