Basic Life Support (BLS) provides knowledge and skill to assist you to improve outcome for your cardiac arrest patients/clients according to the 2021 ANZCOR guidelines for Adult BLS & 2016 ANZCOR guidelines for Paediatric BLS and airway obstruction management.
NOTE: This course has no tutorial content
Aim
The purpose of this course container is to
- Provide information on how to complete BLS Competency Assessment
- Record the evidence of competency assessment through:
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- BLS Competency Assessment undertaken on the workplaces by trained BLS assessors (Clinical Educators, site specific assessors and CLEaRS educators team)
- Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
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Target
All Nursing, Midwifery, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners, Registered Undergraduate Students of Nursing/Midwifery (RUSoN/M), Patient Care Attendants/Orderly, Medical Officer, Allied Health Professional and other relevant roles within Top End Regions, NT Health.
Completion Requirements
- Completion of BLS Online Training prior completing the BLS Competency Assessment component.
- Completion of BLS Competency Assessment.
- Upload evidence of BLS Competency Assessment or RPL
- Evidence will be reviewed and graded by the CLEaRS team
- If your evidence of BLS competency assessment is accepted, your essential training record will be automatically be updated
How to Enrol
To provide evidence of prior learning, please use the 'Enrol me' button located at the bottom of this page. If you cannot see the 'Enrol me' button at the bottom of this page, please CLICK HERE and re-check for the 'Enrol me' button at the bottom of this page. Clicking on the 'Enrol me' button will enrol you in the course and take you to the course homepage.
NTG Staff – login with your NTG LAN details. These are the same details you use to log onto your work computer.
Non-NTG Staff – login with your MyLearning account details or apply for a MyLearning account using the Application form for non-departmental staff.
Upload your evidence under the record of completion tab and don't forget to click submit.
Pre-Requisite
Completion of BLS Online Training. Click Here to access BLS Online Training
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
To obtain RPL, you need to provide evidence of Prior Learning on
- Completion of Advanced Life Support (ALS) accredited by Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC)
- Completion of First Aid Training provided by registered Training Provider in Australia
- Completion of BLS training by Central Australia and Tennant Creek Regions - NT Health (previously known as CAHS)
Technical Requirements
The ability to scan and upload the document to a computer. Staff are strongly encouraged to upload the document in PDF form. An image (.jpg) only can be accepted if it provides a clear view of document. Maximum upload capacity is 10MB.
Contact
Clinical Learning Education and Research Services
p: 892 27660
e: clears.doh@nt.gov.au