Are those online ACLS recert courses sufficient?

[erdoc00]

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I need to recert for my hospital credentials but I'd prefer to not waste the time and money going to a full course. It looks like some of the ones online don't require skills tests, either.

Do these online courses meet the requirements so I can give the hospital something saying I'm ACLS certified?

 

[JacobMcCandles]

I don't believe you can get around doing the skills portion. They have recertification courses that are shorter. Check with your local academic hospital.

 

[Hercules]

You should get your hospital to do away with that requirement if you're Board Certified.

 

[K31]

It depends what the hospital requires. It won't get you AHA-certified (at least not legitimately)--that requires skills testing. But your hospital may not require AHA certification specifically, and one of the online courses may satisfy their requirements.

 

[jendc08]

My hospital required the AHA course. So I had partly online and the also the skills portion.

 

[emd123]

You do the written part online then the skills part with an instructor, then you're good (I think)

 

[TysonCook]

...agree with above. Having your hospital do away with these "merit badges" should be the end game for all of us. I believe there was a pretty good op-ed on this last year in one of the mags (I'll have to find it).
T

 

[deleted109597]

Check your hospital bylaws, it may not be required at all. If it isn't spelled out as such, you can get away with a non-AHA one as well. It just depends what they require.
They shouldn't require them at all, but some hospitals refuse to accept that we don't need the same classes as nurses.

 

[BF2BC EMT]

Most places are AHA only and your hospital should pay for it so no money issue.

Test online and have to find someone to sign off the skills

 

[deleted109597]

Most places are AHA only and your hospital should pay for it so no money issue.

Spoken like someone who thinks we are hospital employees.
Most are contractors, and thus, the hospital won't pay for it.

 

[jdh71]

Spoken like someone who thinks we are hospital employees.
Most are contractors, and thus, the hospital won't pay for it.

and EP's are starving too - just can't make any money