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Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

*** NEW 2020 GUIDELINES ***

Provider - Full Course

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About:

This pediatric advanced resuscitation course teaches the critical actions a provider must take during the first 10 minutes when your patient enters into cardiac arrest. Click here for the Adult version of this course (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support [ACLS]).

Throughout this course, you will learn, practice, and apply the following:

Pediatric basic life support (BLS) skills, including effective chest compressions, use of a bag-mask device, and use of an AED
Recognition and early management of respiratory, shock, and cardiac arrest (VF, pVT, PEA, Asystole)
Recognition and early management of peri-arrest conditions such as respiratory distress, respiratory failure, shock, symptomatic bradycardia, tachycardia, etc
Basic and advanced pediatric airway management
Related pharmacology
Effective communication as a member and a leader of a resuscitation team
and much more...

Audience: All healthcare providers where PALS is required for their workplace requirement/scope of practice. Additionally, students of healthcare programs (i.e., RN Students, Medical Students, NP Students, PA Students, etc., may also attend this program). If you are taking this course for the first time or your PALS credential has lapsed, this course is for you.

Before attending this course, you should:

Obtain & read the current 2020 AHA PALS textbook. The AHA does not permit the loaning/sharing/renting of textbooks. Each participant must have their textbook available before, during, and after the course. (we provide at a discount.)
Complete the Online EKG & Emergency Pharmacology course before taking this course. This online course includes all necessary content to pass the pre-test and other PALS course concepts. Registration is available on the next page.
Watch four videos, on the AHA's pre-test website (access code available on page ii of the PALS textbook).
Pass the PALS pre-test with a score of 70% or higher. Note: the pre-test access code is located inside your account once you register for the course. This link will direct you to the AHA's website; the pre-test provides you with unlimited attempts to pass the pre-test.

Upon successfully completing this course, you will be issued an American Heart Association (AHA) Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) credential, valid for two years.

To complete this course, you must:

Sign-in on the course roster.
Bring all the required items to the course.
Have watched all the videos on the AHA website.
Complete and participate in all stations and discussions.
Pass the written (50 MCQs) with an 84% or higher score.
Complete two mega-code scenarios.
Complete the post-course evaluation.

Bring with you to the course:

Your copy of the PALS textbook.
Pre-test with a score of 70% (or higher).
Copy of your current AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers credential*
Photo ID (i.e., driver's license).

We are not permitted to admit you to the course without these items.

*A BLS card is not required if renewing BLS on the same day as the PALS course.

Contact hours (nursing): 16 continuing nursing education hours are awarded upon successful PALS program completion.

*Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider #CEP17561) and Florida Board of Nursing (Provider #50-24286) for 16 Contact Hours.

(An additional 6.5 contact hours are awarded for completing the Online ECG & Emergency Pharmacology Course). Up to 24.5 contact hours!

Faculty: Our instructors are outstanding! They are non-intimidating, knowledgeable, and genuinely interested in helping you succeed in completing this course. Our faculty members are selected because of their expertise, talent, and friendly approach!

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Disclaimers

Required Contact Hours Disclaimers

Nursing Continuing Education: Accepted in ALL states (AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY).
Conflict of Interest: The planning committee, presenters, faculty, authors, and content reviewers have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Presentation Standards: Speakers must provide balanced and unbiased presentations. All content has been reviewed, and any identified bias has been addressed.
Program Support: This program has no commercial support, joint providership, or sponsorship.

Approvals and Accreditations:

Health Care Training Academy Inc. is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the New Jersey State Nurses Association (an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation). Provider ID: P295-8/2025-90.
Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP17561.
Approved via CE Broker for FL, GA, SC, NC, AK (Provider ID: 50-24286).

Important Notes:

Accreditation: Accreditation status does not imply endorsement by The Health Care Training Academy (D/B/A CardiacEd), NJSNA, or ANCC of any commercial products displayed during this program (if applicable).
Non-Nursing Professionals: Non-nursing professionals should verify with their respective boards to ensure nursing contact hours are acceptable for credential renewal. Refunds will not be issued if your board does not accept nursing credits.
Refund Policy: All registrations are final. No refunds, credits, extensions, or transfers are allowed. Before registering, verify your availability and ability to complete the program.
Contact Hour Requirements: Partial contact hours are not awarded. You must attend and complete all program requirements to receive nursing continuing education credit.
ANCC Policy: ANCC does not permit the issuance of contact hours for BLS provider courses, except for BLS Instructor courses.
College Credit: This activity does not offer college credit unless explicitly stated.

Criteria to Earn Contact Hours:

The entire session must be attended to receive nursing continuing education credit.

Required AHA Disclaimer: The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in BLS, ACLS, and PALS and has developed instructional material for this purpose. Use of these materials in an education course does not represent course sponsorship by the American Heart Association. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course material, do not represent income to the association.