CPR online?

I recently saw an add for renewing your CPR certification online, and it being widely accepted at a lot of facilities. What are y'alls thoughts about this?
You cannot do it entirely online. You can do the didactic online,but you still must d do skills in person. You pay for both... price of convenience.

One firm has you give the name of a RN who will attest to your skills competentcy. Also ofer ACLS and PALS. All fine and good, but my hospital made several attempts to confirm my credentials via mail and fax, couldn't get any reply from them.

I once took Red Cross CPR/AED for the Healthcare Professional online. The lecture component was all on the computer, then I had two weeks to get myself to the local Red Cross to do the skills test. Since it was endorsed by the Red Cross itself, I never had a problem when it came to confirming credidentals.

I took the American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers test online, printed out the page that said I passed the test, and brought that with me to the actual class, was checked off on the skills, and then I was free to go.

I recently did an online CPR class and did not have to follow it up with an in person demonstration.

I would check with your facility. They will not accept online recert where I work and only accept American Heart Assoc. Our education department offers recerts several times a month so we don't have a lot of excuse for letting it expire or needing to go elsewhere.

I used this website:cprtoday.comIt was simple, convienent, and quick. Not only did my DON accept it, but they also paid for it. I completed the course and printed out my certification with a card for my wallet.

Quote from LovebugLPNI recently did an online CPR class and did not have to follow it up with an in person demonstration.

Quote from epijunkythat just doesn't seem safe to me.

I just renewed my CPR, the brick and mortar fashion. The previous time I did it online without being required to pass a hands on test. The online course was half the price of what I paid this time around. The theory and written tests I took for the online course were much more in depth than the AHA test. Not having a hands on session is probably not adequate in a lot of cases, however, having been a CPR instructor back in the day when we had to run a perfect strip, the AHA practical test was way too lax for my taste. Next time I'll go online again.

Wow, that was back in the day. My first "official" cpr course was the last year a strip was required. "Official" because at the time ARC believed that CPR was too complex for anyone under 16. They also required us to know two other resuscitation methods and to demonstrate one of them.Online CPR courses are just another change brought to us by technology. One day we may actually use evidence based practice in CPR courses.

Quote from WoodenpugWow, that was back in the day. My first "official" cpr course was the last year a strip was required. "Official" because at the time ARC believed that CPR was too complex for anyone under 16. They also required us to know two other resuscitation methods and to demonstrate one of them.Online CPR courses are just another change brought to us by technology. One day we may actually use evidence based practice in CPR courses.