SUBJECT: ACLS CLINICAL PROGRAMS EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT
SOURCE:
A minimum of 8 ACLS Courses
(4 two day Provider Courses and 4 one day refresher courses) will be
provided by the Staff Education Department each year.
Attendance priority will be
given to RNs working in the Adult Critical Care areas and the Emergency
Department and those Respiratory Therapists who act as members of the Code
Blue Team or perform IV Moderate Sedation. Other qualified personnel will
be registered to attend, as space is available.
Prerequisites for ACLS
training include successful completion of the Basic Dysrhythmia
Identification and Treatment Course (or its equivalent) and department
specific policies that outlines procedures for instituting ACLS
Standards/Protocols.
Initial training expires
after two years.A refresher course must be successfully
completed prior to expiration in order to maintain ACLS Provider status. If training has expired, personnel may
challenge the re-certification exam (both written and practical); however,
if either section is failed, there is no chance for remediation and the
personnel must attend the two-day provider course.
In addition to the one day
ACLS refresher courses, re-certification can be completed via the HeartCode computer-based ACLS training program.Computer-based certification shall be
approved by the employee’s manager prior to scheduling.NOTE: This option is available ONLY for
re-certification.
A minimum of four ACLS for the
Experienced Provider courses will be offered yearly. Anyone qualified to
take ACLS can take ACLS-EP. As with ACLS, certification expires after two
years and must be renewed. this certification replaces ACLS.
Attendance priority will be
given to RNs who are required to have the courses as mandated by their
department policies.