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Oct 23, 2026
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HPER 1105 - BLS Provider Certification
Credits: 1
Catalog Description
This course provides the foundation for saving lives after cardiac arrest. Students will learn to recognize life-threatening emergencies, provide single rescuer and team CPR, deliver ventilations, use an AED, and relieve choking. Adult, child, and infant rescue techniques will be covered. The American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider Certification, which is required for the ARCC Nursing program and many healthcare professions, can be earned. AHA basic life support performance standards will be followed.
Additional fee to student: Yes
Learner Outcomes
- Describe the steps in the chain of survival.
- Identify the signs of life threatening emergencies and when CPR is needed.
- Demonstrate high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants.
- Demonstrate how to use an AED.
- Perform effective ventilations while using a barrier device.
- Explain the relevance of working in a multi-rescuer resuscitation team.
- Distinguish signs of choking and demonstrate how to alleviate choking in adults, children, and infants.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Recognition of cardiac arrest
- Chain of survival
- Single rescuer and team CPR
- Using an AED
- Ventilation techniques
- Relief of choking
- Adult, infant, and child basic life support skills
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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