Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is a classroom, video-based, Instructor-led course in which a series of simulated pediatric emergencies are used to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS Course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes. This full two day course is for those who have never taken PALS before or whose certification is expired.
**Course Location**
Passaic County Public Safety Academy
300 Oldham Road
Wayne, NJ 07470
Employees of St. Joseph's Health must adhere to the dress code policy when attending class.
Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider Basic Life Support (CPR) certification is required. St. Joseph's Health ONLY recognizes American Heart Association certifications. No exceptions.
All students must obtain a student manual. The manual must be brought to class for use as a resource during the course as well as the written examination. Additionally, all students are required to complete the online pre-course assessment and pass with a score of 70% or higher. The link for access the pre-course assessment is: https://elearning.heart.org/course/427 If you have never accessed the AHA elearning website, you may be required to set up a log in and password. You must print the assessment results and present them to the instructor at the beginning of class. You will not be admitted to the course if you do not present this document to the instructor.
Student manuals for St. Joseph's Healthcare System employees are available for loan in the following locations:
SJRMC (Paterson) - Hospital Library Xavier 4
SJWayne - Nursing Administration Office
Non employees are responsible to purchase study materials from a bookseller of their choice. (Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider Manual ~ ISBN 978-1-61669-785-3)
The American Heart Association strongly promotes knowledge and proficiency in all AHA courses and has developed instructional materials for this purpose. Use of these materials in an educational course does not represent course sponsorship by the AHA. Any fees charged for such a course, except for a portion of fees needed for AHA course materials, do not represent income to the AHA.
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