Online CPR Class

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

I just got accepted to a bridge program & I have to renew my HCP CPR. I was wondering if taking the class online would be acceptable. I live in a small city & they don't have any classes. I can go to one but it's an hour away. Are those online courses really valid? All my form says is to submit a healthcare provider or professional rescuer CPR card, so does it matter from where?

[Biffbradford]

Pretty sure it has to be hands on for health care certification. The local fire department has a self study CPR program, but it's just for your own knowledge sake.

[OrganizedChaos, LVN]

Yeah, I'm signed up to renew my card in person. I just wish the class was closer.

[Tait, MSN, RN]

At the facility I am working at we do HeartCode through the American Heart Association. Both BLS and ACLS are done online and then employees come into education and check-off on the automated mannequin system. The best thing to do however is to check with your facility. For ours we won't accept anything from an organization other than the AHA.

[Tait, MSN, RN]

Double post. Where did the delete option go?

[applewhitern, BSN, RN]

I have never worked at a facility that will accept online CPR, or ACLS for that matter. If you have to renew anyway, just go to a hands-on class and be done with it.

[AmyRN303, BSN, RN]

Here, at least, you can do the AHA renewal online, but have to then book an in-person skills check off.

[xoemmylouox, ASN, RN]

I have never worked anywhere that would accept this. I have always done mine in person. It stinks there isn't anything closer to you though. Check with your fire stations next time. Here some of them are certified to teach and will have a class whenever you want.

[akulahawkRN, ADN, RN, EMT-P]

Doing online recertification stuff is great, as long as it is the same class/card that he would receive if you did the course in person. What that usually means is that you do all of the didactic stuff online and you do these skills portion in person with an appropriate evaluator. What I've seen is that these types of hybrid classes are a little more expensive than the ones that you do entirely in person. On the positive side of things, these hybrid courses can be done perhaps a little bit faster, on your schedule to a large degree, because all you have to do is the skills check off.

Personally, I would not recommend doing an online certification unless you have done the in person version first.