All BSN, MN, Post-masters, GEPN, and DNP students are required to have a current CPR certification throughout the nursing program. If you do not yet have CPR certification, please plan to take a CPR class, which at a minimum must include both adult and infant/child resuscitation. CPR training should include a practical/skills evaluation portion; on-line CPR training is not accepted. We recommend that you take the American Heart Association (http://www.americanheart.org) course, specially intended for health care providers, as some clinical sites require this course (click on CPR & ECC, Training Courses, Healthcare Professional and BLS Provider Course).

Proof of CPR training is required at the new student orientation, where the expiration date of your training is noted. CPR training expires on the date shown on your CPR card. If no date is shown, it will considered to be an annual renewal. You are responsible for seeing that your CPR training is maintained throughout your enrollment in the School of Nursing; if your initial training will expire during the course of your enrollment, you will be required to present proof to Academic Services that you have renewed your CPR training.