The ACLS Provider Course was developed by the American Heart Association as a means of training healthcare providers who may be required to resuscitate adults. It focuses on recognition and initial care of unstable adult patients, and it also provides training in the management of adults who have already suffered arrest.

                                              
2005 ECC Guidelines used in all American Heart AssociationÔ Courses

Target Audience
    Designed for healthcare professionals who are interested in learning knowledge and  
      skills necessary to evaluate and manage an adult who experiences a sudden,
      witnessed VF/VT arrest using the systematic ACLS Approach.

Pre-requisite
     All participants should complete the pre-test prior to the beginning of the class.
      Pre-test answers will be discussed during the course and provides excellent
      pre-course preparation.
    Each participant is expected to have reviewed the information in the American Heart
      Association ACLS textbook prior to the course.
    ACLS participants are encouraged to have a current Basic Life Support card, or at

      least true proficiency in BLS when attending the 2-day course, though this is not
      required to attend the class. Participants will be required to demonstrate proficiency in

      BLS CPR and FBAO skills repeatedly during the course.
    ACLS participants are strongly encouraged to have a current Basic Life Support card,

      or at least true proficiency in BLS when attending the 1-day course, though this is not

      required to attend the class. Participants will be required to demonstrate proficiency in

      BLS CPR and FBAO skills repeatedly during the course.
 

BLS Certification after ACLS

     A.C.T.N.T. offers a rapid renewal for your BLS card at the end of every ACLS class. If

      you have a current card or recently expired card (within 90 days), your instructor will

      renew your card for a $20.00 fee. This process usually takes about 30 minutes. Please

      inform your instructor at the beginning of the class that you want to renew BLS and you

      will be given instructions.
 

Successful Completion
     Attendance at all sessions of the course.
     A thorough knowledge of course content.
     A score of 84% or better must be achieved on the written test.
     Satisfactory completion of the evaluation scenarios.

Course Completion Cards
    Cards will be issued to each participant who successfully completes the course.

Length and Description of ACLS Course
    Our 2-day traditional ACLS course is for first time attendees who have little or no
      experience in the care of the adult cardiac arrest patient. More time is spent in the
      practice settings for extra "hands on" time.
    Our 1-day ACLS course is for the first time or renewal attendee who has experience in
      caring for the cardiac arrest adult patient. Less time is spent in the practice settings
      and more emphasis is placed on pre-course knowledge and experience.

Continuing Education Credit
    The 2-day course is approved for 13.2 type 1 nursing contact hours by the Texas
      Nurses Association.
    The 1-day course is approved for 7.6 type 1 nursing contact hours by the Texas
      Nurses Association.