Online CPR Cert

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Has anyone used one of these before. Did your school/employer accept it?

I took my first CPR class from my college about 6yrs ago..it was a 2 day course. I'm thinking about working as a CNA again...hopefully applying for an OB tech position next spring and I know a lot of places require an active cpr cert.

I've been looking at this site BLS CPR Training and Classes for Infant, Child and Adult $14.99 | CPR AED Certification it seems legit...

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

I did the AHA online course through my employer and got thye same card as the regular class

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Specializes in Med Surg, Ortho/Neuro, Hospice..

We had to take CPR for Healthcare Providers, on-line was not accepted.

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I wouldn't feel comfortable taking it online....the first I took cpr I didn't pay attention and goofed off....I took it again for re-certification and was thankful....I had to use cpr on my daughter (age 3) and all of my kids choked at least once....ages (8 months to 3)....

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

Most schools and employers specify that the CPR course must be taken through the American Heart Association, and your link does not look like its in any way affiliated with it. Don't do it. Save yourself the hassle and go the legitimate route. Actually, I just went back and looked at that page you linked, and they have copies of the wallet cards that they issue. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? What a scam! Their cards are in the same colors and graphically like the AHA cards!! Now I really can say, RUN from these people!

See links for BLS - Basic Life Support. I did this certification.

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Most places/schools require BLS with AED through American Heart Association. There are some that you can do the read thourgh the material and written test online and then get your skills checked off in person to be certified....but none entirely online through AHA. Though unless you are still confident in your CPR and AED skills i would recomend taking the actual class. It is only 4 hours of your time.

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

I had to take this one...HeartCode™ BLS part 1, I did part 2 through my hospitals EMS training center. It's a nice option if you are comfortable with CPR/AED already.

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jguy said:
Most places/schools require BLS with AED through American Heart Association. There are some that you can do the read through the material and written test online and then get your skills checked off in person to be certified....but none entirely online through AHA. Though unless you are still confident in your CPR and AED skills i would recommend taking the actual class. It is only 4 hours of your time.

My class was 2 full days, a Saturday and a Sunday.

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CNM2B201? said:
My class was 2 full days, a Saturday and a Sunday.

Honestly that doesn't say much. That could mean you are completely confident in your CPR skills and the online test and then in person skills assesment to verify you know your stuff is all you need, more as a technecality. But it could be that enough time has passed that you havent even thought about it and so don't have any confidence in it. Could be you went through the motions of the course and the instructors allowed you to, and so you never really learned it quite right. All I was saying is only YOU know how confident you are in your knowledge and skills, and so you would need to judge if online or full class in person is what is best for you.

However without an in person skills verification as part of the certification, I would bet anything that it will be accepted nowhere as a required health care provider CPR. That site is extremely shady looking. As someone else stated, the cards look very similar to AHA certification cards. Any legit certification wouldnt try to make their card at a quick glance look like the main accepted certification. It also does not provide contact info. My AHA card has contact info for the testing site so if anyone would want to confirm the validity of my certification, the number is right on the card.

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Specializes in ICU / PCU / Telemetry / Oncology.

Yes, they look very similar ... See below! Unless it says american red cross, it's not a valid certification.

I went to that scam website again and read their faq. They claim: after passing the online quiz, you will be able to immediately print your certification and wallet card right from you home or office printer. You could also request the certificates to be mailed for a low shipping cost.

Warning: while you can take part 1 of the bls training online through aha, you can't complete a valid bls certification completely online. You must have an in-person skills check with a certified aha skills instructor or evaluator. They have to physically see you performing cpr and breathing skills on a mannequin and rate your technique. Your card is issued after successful completion of the skills check!

I think it is a dangerous thing to have an operation such as american academy of cpr & first aid, inc. In existence. People are actually walking around with these cards purporting to be certified when they are not. Lord knows what they are learning in this free class.

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jguy said:
Honestly that doesn't say much. That could mean you are completely confident in your CPR skills and the online test and then in person skills assesment to verify you know your stuff is all you need, more as a technecality. But it could be that enough time has passed that you havent even thought about it and so don't have any confidence in it. Could be you went through the motions of the course and the instructors allowed you to, and so you never really learned it quite right. All I was saying is only YOU know how confident you are in your knowledge and skills, and so you would need to judge if online or full class in person is what is best for you.

However without an in person skills verification as part of the certification, I would bet anything that it will be accepted nowhere as a required health care provider CPR. That site is extremely shady looking. As someone else stated, the cards look very similar to AHA certification cards. Any legit certification wouldnt try to make their card at a quick glance look like the main accepted certification. It also does not provide contact info. My AHA card has contact info for the testing site so if anyone would want to confirm the validity of my certification, the number is right on the card.

My comment was directed towards your comment of "its only 4 hours" the only classes I'm aware of around my area are 2 full days in length...

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CNM2B201? said:
my comment was directed towards your comment of "its only 4 hours" the only classes im aware of around my area are 2 full days in length...

AHA BLS for healthcare providers is listed on the AHA site as estimated to be 4.5-5 hours......most testing sites I have seen list it as 4-4.5 hours. Mine actually took about 3 hours since only 2 people ended up registering so we didnt have to wait on other people practicing skills and then getting checked off for skills.

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