Get BLS Certification Online

Basic life support / BLS Certification is the most common level of medical care and is often a basic requirement for healthcare providers, hospital employees, and in some types of non-healthcare-related jobs. In addition to medical providers, others who may be interested in BLS certification are teachers, coaches, lifeguards, daycare workers, senior caregivers, social workers, and parents.

Why Nationwide Health Training for AHA BLS Certification?

Our BLS certification course is offered completely online and is an ideal option for individuals who have busy work schedules and can’t attend in-person classes. The BLS certification course and exam are available 24-hours a day, no prior scheduling is required. We receive a lot of questions from individuals asking what the difference between CPR and BLS certification training and which course they are required to take. BLS is more advanced usually for nurses or EMT professionals with advanced cardiopulmonary techniques and training. BLS CPR certification training will cover areas that are general cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques for everybody. Examples of these topics are team dynamics, in-hospital procedures and administering oxygen. If you are unsure of which course you are required to take, we always recommend the BLS certification course. It is better to be over-prepared than under-prepared.

The certification course and study materials offered by Nationwide Health Training were created by medical professionals using current emergency cardiac care guidelines as set forth by the medical governing body. The topics include single person and team rescuer basic life support skills, high-quality CPR, team dynamics, condition-based algorithms and out-of-hospital rescue protocol.

Nationwide Health Training courses are reviewed and updated every 5 years. The BLS guidelines were last changed in 2015 and will not be updated again until 2020. Our course reflects the 2015 changes.

Notable updates and new guidelines were:

• Additional opioid overdose training
• The administration of Naloxone by trained BLS providers is approved in patients with suspected opioid ingestion.
• Change to spinal immobilization techniques

*The aforementioned changes will be covered in more detail within our course materials and are just a snippet of the actual update. It is not meant to be used for the treatment of cardiac emergency victims

Enroll for BLS Certification Online Class

Once you enroll in our BLS certification course or BLS recertification, you will receive an email confirmation along with your login information. You will have immediate access to your study manual and exam. Although there is no mandatory hour requirement for the course, we do not recommend that you attempt to take the exam prior to completely understanding the materials. Our course will include everything all the tools needed to pass the exam, but will not be able to use during the exam. Our fast online course can generally be completed within 60-90 minutes depending on your skill level.

The exam is multiple choice and is completed online. The exam can be completed from any device but we recommend the use of a laptop or desktop computer for the exam. In order to receive your certification, an exam score of 80% or higher is required. You will have to exam retakes if you are unable to receive a passing score on the first attempt. If you do not receive a score of 80%, we strongly advise you to thoroughly review the study materials. It is important that you have a strong understanding of the life-saving techniques taught in this course.

Once you have passed the exam, your digital certification card will be emailed to you. This is only a temporary card for use until your hard copy arrives in the mail. Please allow 3-5 business days for the arrival of the hard copy of your provider card. If you need the permanent card sooner, we offer expedited shipping for an additional cost.

BLS Renewal Online

Renewal is required every 2 years for all medical certification training. In order to stay current with medical updates, BLS renewal is required every 2 years or you could be suspended from your current job if you not up to date. We recommend renewing your certification at least 15 days’ prior expiration date in order to remain compliant with your employer. Our BLS renewal course follows the same class procedure as the BLS certification course.

Please note we do not provide renewal cards without a passing score of 80% or higher on the test. Replacement cards are only given to individuals who have lost their cards and will include the original date of certification. Replacement cards can only be ordered if you took the course through Nationwide Health Training. We do not replace cards from other organizations.

If you have any questions about our certification or renewal classes, please call or fill out our online service form on our Contact Us page and we will be happy to assist you.

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