CPR certification for facility

[JBMmom, MSN, NP]

Does your LTC facility provide CPR certification classes for staff nurses or are your required to do that on your own time? I just found out that our facility has been providing Heartsaver CPR to staff nurses, that is the certification intended for non-healthcare professionals that need just basic CPR- like teachers, daycare providers, etc. I don't want to cause a problem and make my co-workers responsible for finding their own certification classes at the expense of their own time and money, but I don't think it's good to have nurses in the facility with less than BLS level skills and training. Just wondering what other facilities require and/or provide.

[kummerspeck]

At my facility, we are required to have healthcare provider CPR training w/AED, as well as a BLS certificate. I noticed, though, that back when I was applying, different places required different things, though most did want what I had and not less. If it bothers you, just make sure you have what you feel you need.

[CoffeeRTC, BSN, RN]

My facility pays for it. We've had local EMS come in to do the class and the last time it was a hospice agency's educator who did it for us. Not sure if they charged the facility or did it for a kick back type of thing and just charged for the cards.

[CapeCodMermaid, RN]

I've always had the local ambulance company come in to do the training. If we make it mandatory, we pay for it.