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ECG and Pharmacology (ACLS and PALS pre-course) - Online

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The Healthcare Training Academy presents:

ECG & Emergency Pharmacology (ACLS and PALS Pre-Course)

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The ECG and Pharmacology course is an excellent introduction to the ACLS and PALS curriculum. The ACLS and PALS courses no longer teach ECG and Pharmacology; students must know ECG and Pharmacology before attending these courses. This is a perfect course to bring you up to speed on ECG rhythm recognition, cardiac physiology, and pharmacology dosage and administration. Even if you are a practicing medical professional or fresh out of school, this course will boost your knowledge and confidence in dealing with cardiac emergencies. This program prepares you for the pre-test for ACLS and the PALS courses. The AHA requires you to score a 70% or higher to gain entry to their ACLS or PALS program(s). If you're not taking an ACLS or a PALS course, this is an excellent review to brush up on your ECG and Emergency Pharmacology skills!

Upon course completion, you will receive two certificates (ECG and Emergency Pharmacology).

Topics Include:

ECG

• Heart anatomy
• Basic electrophysiology
• Normal ECG measurements

• Basic Arrhythmias

and more...

Emergency Pharmacology
• Basic ACLS drugs and usage

• Drugs, doses, and routes of administration during cardiovascular emergencies

• Integrating basic drug pharmacology into ACLS algorithms

and more...

Audience: RNs, NPs, PAs, interns, students, and more.

Continuing Nursing Education (CNE): 6.5 hours awarded upon program completion; no partial credit is awarded.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider #CEP17561) and Florida Board of Nursing (Provider #50-24286) for up to 6.5 Contact Hours

Note: This is the prerequisite program for the American Heart Association's (AHA) Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), which will prepare you for the pre-test and your ACLS/PALS course. This program is the same as the classroom version and recorded as an online video instructor-led lecture. Contact hours certificates are emailed upon completion of this program. Program duration: approx 6.5 hours. Contact hours & completion certificate for ECG and Pharmacology issued upon completion of the entire program.

Faculty/Speaker:

Lee Taylor-Vaughan, JD, MSN, RN, ACNP, CCRN-CSC-CMC, PCCN, CEN, TCRN, NREMT-P, LNC, CFRN is a native of Yorkshire England, who began his healthcare career--over 20 years ago--in the ER & ICU. During this time, he has completed programs for EMT, Paramedic, a BS, an MS in Nursing from Rutgers University, and a Doctorate in Law from Concord Law School.

Since 1997 he has provided continuing education for nurses, physicians, and a variety of medical professionals. He has also co-authored the CEN® & the CCRN® Examination review books with Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio RN Ph.D. Lee travels the USA, providing many types of examination review courses, including the CCRN review course with Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio RN Ph.D.

Lee’s career primarily focuses on Emergency and Critical Care. He is currently practicing as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in a Cardiothoracic Surgery Intensive Care Unit in the NYC Metro area.

You will find that Lee is an enthusiastic, easy-to-follow, down-to-earth, and energetic lecturer; he holds national and international speaking engagements covering many topics.

Required Contact Hours Disclaimers:

Nursing Continuing Education is accepted in ALL states (AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI 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), except for IA.
The planning committee, presenters, faculty, authors, and content reviewers have no conflict of interest to disclose.
Speakers must provide a balanced and unbiased presentation; the presentation has been reviewed, and any bias, if found, has been eliminated.
This program has no commercial support, joint providership, or sponsorship.
The Health Care Training Academy (D/B/A CardiacEd) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. #P295
Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP17561
Approved via CE Broker for FL, GA, SC, NC, AK # 50-24286
Accreditation status does not imply endorsement by The Health Care Training Academy (D/B/A CardiacEd), NJSNA, or ANCC Commission on Accreditation of any commercial products displayed (if any) in conjunction with this program.
Non-nursing professionals should consult with their respective boards to ensure nursing credit is acceptable for your credential renewal requirements. If you are not a nurse and take this educational credit program, please verify your board's acceptance before registering for this event, as refunds will not be issued.
All registrations are final. Once purchased, there are no refunds, credits, extensions, or transfers. Please verify you can attend the program before registering and have enough time to complete it. There are no partial contact hours for this course.
Criteria to complete this program: The entire session must be attended to receive nursing continuing education credit.
ANCC does not permit us to issue contact hours for BLS provider courses, except for BLS Instructor course(s).
Unless stated, this activity does not offer college credit.

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