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Staff members are encouraged to renew through AHA eLearning (VAM). Please see below.

If you are interested in a BLS/ACLS Provider (i.e., Initial 2-day face-to-face, 1-day renewal or skills check off), please contact or inquire from CPR Consultants or Triangle CPR. For our AHA Instructors, click here for REdI's sharepoint.

Note: Skills Check-Off for BLS and ACLS eLearners are available all year round with the voice-assisted manikin (VAM). Contact your instructors to arrange or schedule Heartcode hands-on sessions.

AHA BLS & ACLS eLearning

We have AHA online courses for staff's initial & renewal BLS/ACLS via online AHA eLearning. Simply schedule skills practice & testing with us after completing the onine or cognitive postion. Your manager or supervisor should provide you the time required to complete the online or E-learning and written test and the Skills checkoff (Practice & Testing) (with AHA Instructor or through voice-assisted manikin- VAM). Click here for REdI-Net Support Portal. If your job role requires that you have a current BLS and/or ACLS, you have been automatically assigned the appropriate Heartcode or RQI (Resuscitation Quality Improvement) course(s) in TMS so you can get started sooner than later. Your supervisor is your primary source of support of your course completions so communicate your training plans accordingly. Employees required to have BLS and/or ACLS credentials, please contact your service or division supervisor, educator, AO, AA, or PSA for any questions to allow for planning, scheduling and course completion/success. All AHA BLS and ACLS courses are initiated and completed through TMS. Click here for Healthstream Laerdal SimManager and Learner homepage.

Online Sign-up for Voice-Assisted Manikin (VAM) Skills Validation

Click here to sign up online NOW for skills check off via the VAM. You MUST complete Heartcode Self-guided manikin activity within 30 days of Heartcode online, knowledge, or cognitive portion Completion to ensure timely completion of your skills checkoff. You must complete your skills check-off via the voice-assisted manikin - VAM (24/7). Once again, click here to sign up online NOW for skills check off via the VAM. You will hear back within 72 hours ONLY if the course date & time you've registered for is full or there is a potential problem with your registration. Otherwise if you do not hear back you have been given a courtesy slot on your proposed choice of class date & time. No prior sign-up is required for the brief 5-min RQI Manikin activity except to sign-in upon arrival (first come, first served) when using the C3006 RQI VAM skills stations.

How to access AHA RQI BLS/ACLS in TMS


Instructions: Log on TMS. To locate assigned TMS RQI course, click "Filter" on home screen's top left next to "My Learning". Type "RQI" into the Keyword BOX that pops up. If it pulls up RQI results, you have BRIEF SKILLS HANDS-ON (6-8 minutes). Just CLICK title to START.

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Moderate Sedation Credentialing at the Durham VAMC

Providers needing renewal of their Moderate Sedation credential and privilege are required to hold a CURRENT AHA ACLS card and complete the Moderate Sedation National Training Program available via TMS . Please register before coming to class. It is expected that MDs attending the ACLS courses would have already :

1) completed the Moderate Sedation National Training Program available via TMS. You may search the Moderate Sedation National Training by the item number that follows (VA 32979). Present a TMS completion certificate printout after passing the self-assessment ;

2) reviewed the PSCI' s Moderate Sedation Toolkit for Non-Anesthesiologists -click the Curriculum Guide link review guide.

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Kudos to the 3 ICUs!!!


Congratulations to the MICU for

achieving AACN's coveted

Gold BEACON Award Status for

Critical Care Excellence

 in 2017 (thru 2024)! Way to go, MICU!


Congratulations to the SICU for

achieving AACN's coveted

Silver BEACON Award Status for

Critical Care Excellence

 in 2019! Way to go, SICU!


Congratulations to the CICU for

achieving AACN's coveted

Gold BEACON Award Status for

Critical Care Excellence

in 2022! Way to go, CICU!


Best Practice Award for Your Unit!

Congratulations to MICU, CICU & SICU for demonstrating excellence in clinical practice so that others are inspired to adopt your best practice in their units. Great Job!

Please Click Your Unit's Staff Section for the Relationship-Based Caring (RBC) & Caring Science 2012-2022) folder: S:\Nursing\Staff Folders

See: Caritas Meditation Music Video

Listen: Dr.Watson's Caritas Meditation

Relax: Darmouth College's Audio Files

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Let's Get Certified: Year 13!

This space is reserved for the outstanding staff member who has just achieved national nursing board certification in his or her area of specialty. Thank you for those who committed to participate in DVAMC's Certification Campaign, a precursor to Durham's PTE & MAGNET JOURNEY (ANCC).

Congratulations to Mysarah Andrews, RN-BC, CCRN, PCCN of our MICU! Mysarah successfully passed her National Board Certification Exam in Critical Care Nursing (CCRN) by AACN!

Congratulations to Anissa Breland, RN, CCRN-CSC of our SICU! Anissa successfully passed her National Board Subspecialty Certification Exam in Cardiac Surgery (CCRN-CSC) by AACN!

Congratulations to Reeja Cherian, RN, CCRN-CSC of our SICU! Reeja successfully passed her National Board Certification Exam in Cardiac Surgery (CCRN-CSC) by AACN!

Believe that you can!