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Health Education Solutions, a leading provider of online certification options for healthcare professionals and first responders, today announced that it has added American Heart Association HeartCode® Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Part 1 to its catalog of online courses.

HeartCode® ACLS by the American Heart Association (AHA) is the official, self-directed, comprehensive e-learning program from the AHA. Health Education Solutions offers Part 1, the cognitive portion of the course. Parts 2 and 3 – skills practice and check – must be completed with an AHA ACLS Instructor or a voice-assisted manikin (VAM) system. Students must complete all three parts in order to receive an AHA ACLS provider course completion card.

“Many healthcare and emergency response employers require their teams to not simply gain ACLS certification, but to specifically earn an AHA ACLS provider card,” said Melissa Marks, president of Health Education Solutions. “HeartCode® ACLS by the American Heart Association enables these busy professionals to conveniently complete the cognitive portion of the course in their own time and at their own pace.”

In the online, cognitive portion of the American Heart Association ACLS certification course, students will learn ACLS principles by reviewing 10 realistic patient scenarios that cover the ACLS algorithms, participating in a team dynamics lesson and taking a written exam. Students may incur an additional fee for parts 2 and 3 to complete the HeartCode® ACLS course.

For healthcare professionals and first responders whose employer does not require an AHA card for ACLS, Health Education Solutions offers an ACLS recertification course that can be completed in its entirety online. Click here for ACLS recertification information. Health Education Solutions additionally offers an alternate ACLS certification course, which reflects the 2010 AHA guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and emergency cardiovascular care (ECC). For pediatric emergency care professionals, Health Education Solutions offers pediatric advanced life support (PALS) certification and recertification courses. These courses were developed in partnership with medical faculty at Union College in Lincoln, Neb.

Health Education Solutions offers ACLS practice tests and PALS practice tests to help professionals preparing for ACLS and PALS certification courses. The practice tests offer questions similar to those found on the actual certification exam. Free certification and recertification practice quizzes each offer three five-question sample tests. Full certification and recertification practice tests mirroring the actual certification exam, both complete with 50 timed multiple-choice questions, are available for $35. A portion of this fee can be applied to the purchase price of the full certification course.

Practice test-takers are immediately provided with answers to the questions that were incorrectly answered following the test to help them identify the areas that may need more study time and attention prior to the full certification exam.

Health Education Solutions, a leading provider of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) online certification, today released new PALS certification practice tests and a Pediatric Nursing Programs special section to help individuals who provide emergency care to children prepare for certification success and career advancement.

“Proper certification is vital for individuals who provide emergency care to infants, adolescents and children,” said Melissa Marks, president of Health Education Solutions. “Health Education Solutions’ practice tests and online resources are designed to help busy healthcare professionals learn more about the certifications they need and refresh their skills prior to the certification exam.” 

The Pediatric Nursing Programs special section offers helpful information, resources and data to help pediatric nurses and those interested in pursuing a career in pediatric nursing stay informed about healthcare trends and career opportunities. This series of articles is available in Health Education Solutions’ online research library at healthedsolutions.com.

The PALS certification practice tests, available now at healthedsolutions.com, each offer questions similar to those found on the actual certification exam. Free PALS certification and recertification practice quizzes each offer three five-question sample tests. A full PALS certification practice test and a PALS recertification practice test, both complete with 50 timed multiple-choice questions, are available for $35. A portion of this fee can be applied to the purchase price of the full certification course.

Practice test-takers are immediately provided with answers to the questions that were incorrectly answered following the test to help them identify the areas that may need more study time and attention prior to the full certification exam.

Health Education Solutions additionally offers online ACLS, stroke, basic life support (BLS), cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillator (AED), bloodborne pathogens and first aid training for healthcare professionals and individuals seeking to be prepared for an emergency. Practice tests and quizzes are also available for the ACLS exam.

For more information about pediatric nursing programs, online ACLS certification, online PALS certification and practice exams, please visit healthedsolutions.com.

Health Education Solutions, a leading provider of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) online certification, has released a series of ACLS and PALS practice tests to help healthcare providers and first responders prepare for their certification or recertification exam.

Available practice materials include:

• ACLS Certification Practice Test
• ACLS Recertification Practice Test
• ACLS Certification Free Practice Quiz
• ACLS Recertification Free Practice Quiz
• PALS Recertification Practice Test
• PALS Certification Practice Test
• PALS Recertification Free Practice Quiz
• PALS Certification Free Practice Quiz

The free ACLS and PALS practice quizzes each offer three, five-question sample tests. Full ACLS and PALS practice tests, both complete with 50 timed, multiple-choice PALS or ACLS practice questions, are available for $35. A full 50-question PALS recertification practice exam and ACLS recertification practice test are also available for $35. A portion of this fee can be applied to the purchase price of the full certification course. Practice tests are available at http://www.healthedsolutions.com/practice-tests.aspx.

“Health Education Solutions’ practice tests are a convenient solution for healthcare professionals and first responders who are preparing for the ACLS and PALS exams,” said Melissa Marks, president of Health Education Solutions. “With ACLS and PALS practice questions that closely mirror those that will be included in the exams, the tests and quizzes offer these busy professionals the opportunity to preview questions and practice skills prior to certification.”

Immediately following the test, the practice tests and quizzes provide test-takers with answers to the questions that were incorrectly answered to help them identify the areas that may need more study time and attention prior to the full certification exam.

Accompanying the ACLS and PALS practice tests and quizzes is a new Practice Tests Special Section, complete with information about ACLS practice questions (2012), studying techniques, comparisons of the test options and advice for test-taking success.

ACLS and PALS courses and practice tests were developed in partnership with medical faculty at Union College in Lincoln, Neb. To meet the needs of healthcare professionals whose employers require American Heart Association (AHA) ACLS certification, Health Education Solutions now offers HeartCode® ACLS courses, the official, self-directed, comprehensive e-learning program from the AHA. Individuals taking this course will receive an official AHA ACLS provider card after they complete part one (cognitive) and parts two and three (practice skills and skills check).

For more information about online ACLS certification, online PALS certification and practice exams, please visit http://www.healthedsolutions.com/articles/acls-practice-questions-2012.  

Communications Strategy Group (CSG|PR), an influencer relations agency serving clients in seven distinct industries, received two Bronze Leaf awards at the Colorado Healthcare Communicators’ annual awards ceremony October 13.

CSG|PR received a Bronze Leaf for online content developed for Health Education Solutions, a leading provider of continuing education for healthcare professionals. The SEO-focused content strategy aims to increase awareness of the company’s online courses and boost website traffic. Over the past year, the strategy has helped to increase Health Education Solutions’ website traffic by 240 percent and improve its online visibility.

“Working with CSG|PR has made all the difference in our SEO strategy,” said Melissa Marks, president of Health Education Solutions. “They provide interesting, current and focused news packages based on keywords needed to improve our search engine rankings. We have seen traffic to our site dramatically increase – tripling in volume – since we began working together.”

A second Bronze Leaf was awarded for the development of LiveWell Colorado’s e-newsletter, the LiveWell eLetter. The stakeholder-focused, monthly eLetter features obesity prevention news, best practices, updates and research. It is looked to as a leading source for obesity news and its subscription base continues to grow.

CSG|PR is a national firm with a distinct focus on client relationships and delivering measurable results. The agency’s Health & Wellness practice serves a variety of local and national health-focused organizations, including LiveWell Colorado, Eating Recovery Center, Health Education Solutions and Trumpet Behavioral Health.