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Flexible, Convenient, Quality Resuscitation Training For Healthcare Professionals Needing Certification or Renewal

RQI Healthcare

Every year, more than 200,000 cardiac arrests occur in U.S. hospitals. However, only 26% of patients survive with a threefold variation across hospitals. The ability to consistently administer high-quality CPR is critical to improving outcomes and is the last chance for survival in a cardiac arrest emergency. Improve patient care and save lives.

Northeast Community College offers several HeartCode®  Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) courses that deliver quality resuscitation training in a flexible, convenient format.

Complete online course work at your own pace

Complete hand-on practice and testing with a mannequin by scheduling appointment Monday-Friday or setting a session time for a group at your facility

Earn a corresponding eCard and be eligible for CME credit

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Training

HeartCode RQI ACLS is a self-directed hybrid course (part online and in-person), comprehensive eLearning program that uses adaptive learning technology to allow learners to acquire and demonstrate Advanced Cardiac Life Support skills using a personalized learning path that adapts in real time to a learner’s performance. The program is designed for healthcare professionals who need Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification and is for renewal or initial ACLS certification. This format will allow for more flexibility in scheduling than traditional ACLS courses. Skills check sessions are available daily by appointment (Monday - Friday) to complete the hands-on session.

Utilizing a variety of eLearning assets such as dramatizations, Cognitive Assessment Activities, illustrations, knowledge checks and interactive activities, this program teaches ACLS knowledge and skills. This method of learning provides training consistency and adaptability to different learning styles. Participants can work at their own pace applying their knowledge to real-time decision making. Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each knowledge check and each Cognitive Assessment Activity. HeartCode RQI ACLS consists of a cognitive portion that is completed online (Included in price of class) and separate psychomotor skills assessment using voice assisted manikins (VAM) with real-time audio and visual feedback to earn a valid AHA ACLS Provider eCard. CME credit is also available after completion of course. For more information about cost and registration, click here.


Basic Life Support (BLS) Training

HeartCode RQI Basic Life Support (BLS) is a self-directed hybrid course (part online and in-person), comprehensive eLearning program that uses adaptive learning technology to allow learners to acquire and demonstrate Basic Life Support skills using a personalized learning path that adapts in real time to a learner’s performance. The program is designed for healthcare professionals who need Basic Life Support Certification and is for renewal or initial BLS certification. This format will allow for more flexibility in scheduling than traditional BLS courses. Skills check sessions are available daily by appointment (Monday - Friday) to complete the hands-on session.

Utilizing a variety of eLearning assets such as case-based scenarios, interactive activities and videos, this course teaches the concepts of both single-rescuer and team basic life support. This method of learning provides training consistency and adaptability to different learning styles. Participants can work at their own pace applying their knowledge to real-time decision making. Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each knowledge check and each Cognitive Assessment Activity. HeartCode RQI BLS consists of a cognitive portion that is completed online (Included in price of class) and separate psychomotor skills assessment using voice assisted manikins (VAM) with real-time audio and visual feedback to earn a valid AHA BLS Provider eCard. CME credit is also available after completion of course. For more information about cost and registration, click here.


Pediatric Advanced Life Support PALS Training

HeartCode RQI PALS is a self-directed hybrid course (part online and in-person), comprehensive eLearning program that uses adaptive learning technology to allow learners to acquire and demonstrate Pediatric Advanced Life Support skills using a personalized learning path that adapts in real time to a learner’s performance. The program is designed for healthcare professionals who need Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification and is for renewal or initial PALS certification. This format will allow for more flexibility in scheduling than traditional PALS courses. Skills check sessions are available daily by appointment (Monday - Friday) to complete the hands-on session.

Utilizing a variety of eLearning assets such as dramatizations, Cognitive Assessment Activities, illustrations, knowledge checks and interactive activities, this program teaches PALS knowledge and skills. This method of learning provides training consistency and adaptability to different learning styles. Participants can work at their own pace applying their knowledge to real-time decision making. Debriefings and coaching are provided immediately after each knowledge check and each Cognitive Assessment Activity.

HeartCode RQI PALS consists of a cognitive portion that is completed online (Included in price of class) and separate psychomotor skills assessment using voice assisted manikins (VAM) with real-time audio and visual feedback to earn a valid AHA PALS Provider eCard. CME credit is also available after completion of course. For more information about cost and registration, click here.

Why choose Northeast for resuscitation training for you and/or your team

  • Students can complete their ACLS, BLS or PALS training at their own pace.
  • Flexible scheduling gives providers and administrators more control of their time, schedules and resources.
  • For groups, providers and administrators can coordinate with Northeast to have the in-person portion done at your facility.
  • Individuals can complete the in-person portion when it works for them by scheduling an appointment Monday – Friday.
  • The HeartCode® RQI solution delivers safe and effective CPR quality improvement.
  • The programs improve the quality and reliability of care.
  • The training programs can ensure providers that their staff are receiving standardized instruction. This reduces variations in training quality and patient care.

How do the courses work:

  • Students complete online coursework at their own pace. Online coursework takes roughly two hours.
  • They then complete hand-on practice and testing with a mannequin by scheduling appointment Monday-Friday or setting a session time for a group at a facility. This portion takes roughly 30-60 minutes.
  • After completion, students earn a corresponding eCard and are eligible for CME credit
  • Programs are self-paced.
  • Coursework is delivered online with a detailed debriefing after each learning module.
  • Students receive audio and visual feedback during skills sessions.
  • The program uses adaptive learning meaning it adjusts in real-time to tailor and customize each learning experience to the individual student.
  • Hands-on skills practice and testing ensures students are confident in what they have learned.
  • RQI verifies competence through both eLearning cognitive assessment activities and skills sessions.
  • The cognitive assessment activities ask students to apply cognitive knowledge by treating a patient within the steps of an algorithm.
  • The skills station provides students with real-time audio and visual feedback as they proceed through both ventilations and compressions on adult and infant manikins.
  • A debrief scores students on hand placement, rate, recoil, chest compression fraction, and depth of compressions, as well as ventilation feedback.
  • Skills check sessions are available daily by appointment (Monday - Friday) to complete the hands-on session.