Nurses in Alabama usually need a Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) and Standard First Aid Certification at the Healthcare Provider level. Required skills include; Adult, child and infant CPR, AED, two-person CPR assist, and the use of a bag-valve-mask.
Nurses in Alabama are required to maintain the Basic Life Support level of CPR for Healthcare Providers and a First Aid Certification. Employer guidelines determine if the course needs to include a practical skills component or not. Acceptance of 100% online CPR courses will only be an option upon the discretion of the employer or institution and is never accepted by the state licensing department for first-time licensees.
When applying for continuing education credits through a national association, make sure to obtain the proper course type accepted through those organizations.
Some employers may require a specific brand of training and certification program. If you are not certain of your employer's requirement, make sure to check with them about both the training type and the required course content before you take your class.
The Alabama Board of Nursing requires CPR certification and First Aid with a practical skills component that is accepted by the Board or ANCC approved.
CHAPTER 610-X-10 CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LICENSURE(12) In the case of standard national courses approved by the national organization that established the standardized course, the maximum number of contact hours the Board shall recognize, unless a provider that is Board-approved or Board-recognized awards more, are as follows:(a) Basic Life Support (BLS): 1.75 hours (b) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS): 8 hours (c) Pediatric Life Support (PALS): 8 hours (d) Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC): 12 hours (e) Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP): 11 hours
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