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C.P.R. REQUIREMENTS

  1. Nursing students must show documentation of satisfactory performance in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (C.P.R.). For students entering the program in 2011, card must be valid through May, 2013.
  2. Roxborough Memorial Hospital only accepts the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross as valid providers for CPR.
  3. Students will need to complete a Basic Life Support (BLS) Course for Health Care Providers. A current B.L.S. course completion card will serve as documentation of competency in C.P.R.
  4. B.L.S. certification is a requirement for admission and must be valid until June after graduation.
  5. Cards will be checked at the beginning of every school year during orientation.
  6. Students must have a current CPR card or they will not be allowed to attend clinical experience which will necessitate paying for clinical completion.

To contact the American Heart Association, please click on the hyperlink below:

http://www.americanheart.org 


To contact the Red Cross, please click on the hyperlink below:

http://www.redcross.org