RQI Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (AHA BLS)
RQI Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) – AHA HeartCode® Complete
About the Course
The American Heart Association (AHA) HeartCode® Complete program is an advanced blended learning solution designed to provide healthcare professionals with high-quality Basic Life Support (BLS) training through a combination of adaptive online learning and hands-on skills verification.
RQI Healthcare Provider BLS integrates the AHA HeartCode® BLS online course with the innovative RQI Simulation Station, allowing learners to build confidence and demonstrate CPR competency using realistic simulation technology. The program follows the latest AHA 2020 Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
HeartCode® BLS uses True Adaptive™ learning technology that personalizes the learning experience based on each learner’s performance and confidence level. This customized pathway ensures faster knowledge retention, improved engagement, and mastery of life-saving skills.
Upon successful completion, participants receive an official American Heart Association BLS Provider eCard and RQI verified eCredential demonstrating competence in high-quality CPR skills.
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Perform high-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
- Apply the concepts of the AHA Chain of Survival
- Recognize cardiac arrest and respiratory emergencies
- Deliver effective ventilations using barrier devices and bag-mask devices
- Demonstrate the safe and effective use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
- Perform as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR scenarios
- Relieve foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) in adults, children, and infants
- Demonstrate competence through simulation-based hands-on assessment
- Apply the latest AHA 2020 Guidelines for BLS and EMS
Course Content
The key topics covered during this course include:
- Introduction to Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Adult CPR Techniques
- Child and Infant CPR
- One-Rescuer and Two-Rescuer CPR
- AED Operation and Safety
- Effective Airway Management and Ventilations
- Team Dynamics in Resuscitation
- Choking Relief Procedures
- High-Performance CPR Skills
- In-Hospital and Out-of-Hospital Emergency Response
- Simulation-Based CPR Skill Verification
- AHA Chain of Survival Concepts
- Recognition and Management of Cardiac Emergencies
- RQI Simulation Station Hands-on Skills Assessment
Highlight – AHA HeartCode® & RQI Program
Why Choose HeartCode® Complete?
- Official American Heart Association (AHA) Program
- Blended Learning Format – Online + Hands-on Skills Session
- True Adaptive™ Learning Technology
- Self-paced online learning accessible anytime
- Realistic simulation-based CPR practice
- Quarterly competency verification through RQI
- Improved CPR skill retention and mastery
- Flexible learning suited for healthcare professionals
- Interactive eSimulations, animations, videos, and knowledge checks
- Consistent resuscitation training across healthcare organizatio
Course Format
Blended Learning – HeartCode® BLS
Participants complete:
- Online Cognitive Learning
- Self-paced HeartCode® BLS online module
- Adaptive learning pathway
- Interactive scenarios and assessments
- Hands-on Skills Session
- Instructor-led practical session
- OR Voice-Assisted Manikin (VAM)
- OR RQI Simulation Station
Course Duration
- Online Learning: Approximately 1–2 Hours
- Hands-on Skills Session: Approximately 60 Minutes – 2 Hours
Certification
Participants who successfully complete the course will receive:
- American Heart Association BLS Provider eCard
- RQI Verified eCredential
- Validity: 2 Years
- CME/CE Credits: 3.5 Points
