ABOUT GBC
Welcome to Great Basin College!
Great Basin College values you! Valuing what we have in common and our differences means we will foster a college climate of mutual trust, tolerance, informed discourse and always seek to promote GBC as a "safe space" to explore new ideas and perspectives with opportunities for you to grow, learn and be successful in a friendly, supportive campus environment. GBC enriches people's lives by providing student-centered, post-secondary education to rural Nevada. GBC students enjoy outstanding academic programs, smaller class sizes, and excellent faculty who really care about our students. We are GBC!
ADMISSIONS
ACADEMICS
For High School Students
STUDENT SERVICES
GBC ONLINE
Great Basin College is "The Gold Standard in the Silver State" when it comes to long-distance education and online education delivery. GBC offers hundreds of classes and a diverse array of certificate and degree programs fully online and fully affordable!
COMMUNITY
Great Basin College wants to be your choice for higher education. GBC offers associate and baccalaureate level instruction in career and technical education and academic areas. About 4,000 students are enrolled annually online from across the country and on campuses and centers across 86,500 square miles, two time zones, and ten of Nevada's largest counties. We border Arizona, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and California. We are GBC!
INFORMATION
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RESOURCES
Health Topic Courses Information
American Heart Association Courses at GBC!
Great Basin College offers several American Heart Association courses. These courses are offered in the Heartcode format. You will be required to complete online modules prior to attending the hands-on classroom portion. Below you will find course descriptions, upcoming class dates, instructions for payment, and links to the required online modules.
Basic Life Support (BLS)
The American Heart Association Heartcode BLS course is designed for healthcare professionals and other personnel who need to know how to perform CPR and other basic cardiovascular life support skills on adults and infants in a wide variety of in-facility and prehospital settings. Additional skills include the use of the AED, effective ventilations using a barrier device, and relief of choking.
Students are required to complete the "Heartcode BLS" online modules prior to attending the hands-on training session. The online module can be purchased at: https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-bls.
Training Schedule
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
The American Heart Association Heartcode ACLS course is for healthcare professionals who either direct or participate in the management of cardiopulmonary arrest or other cardiovascular emergencies. This course covers basic life support skills, recognition and early management of respiratory and cardiac arrest, peri-arrest conditions, airway management, related pharmacology, management of ACS and stroke, management of post-cardiac arrest, and effective communication as a member and leader of a resuscitation team.
Students are required to complete the "Heartcode ACLS" online modules prior to attending the hands-on training session. The online module can be purchased at: https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-acls.
ACLS Student Audience
The Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) course is intended to develop knowledge and skills for personnel staffing emergency, intensive care, or critical care departments. This ACLS course is intended for licensed and credentialed healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, emergency technicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency. Unlicensed personnel are not able to take this course.
Training Schedule
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
The American Heart Association Heartcode PALS course is geared towards healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children and for personnel in emergency response, emergency medicine, intensive care and critical care units. This course prepares healthcare providers to effectively recognize and intervene in pediatric patients with respiratory emergencies, shock, and cardiopulmonary arrest by using high-performance team dynamics and high-quality individual skills. The course covers infant and child CPR, airway management, related pharmacology, interventions for respiratory distress and failure, identification and management of compensated and decompensated shock, recognition and management of cardiac arrest, management of unstable and stable patients with arrythmias, and post-cardiac arrest management.
Students are required to complete the "Heartcode PALS" online modules prior to attending the hands-on training session. The online module can be purchased at: https://shopcpr.heart.org/heartcode-pals.
PALS Student Audience
The Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) course is intended to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively manage critically ill infants and children. This PALS course is intended for licensed and credentialed healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, emergency technicians, paramedics, respiratory therapists, and other professionals who may respond to a cardiovascular emergency. Unlicensed personnel are not able to take this course.
Training Schedule
How to Sign Up
To sign up, please send an email to hshs@gbcnv.edu and include what site and class date you are interested in signing up for. One of our HSHS department admins will reach out to you with Registration and Class details and will add you to the sign up list. You will only be added to the class roster once you register for the class.
For More Information Contact
Health Sciences
775-327-2317
E-mail: hshs@gbcnv.edu
Why Great Basin College
Great Basin College, "The Gold Standard in the Silver State", offers associate and baccalaureate level education in academic, career and technical fields. Welcoming over 4,000 students annually from all corners of the country, both online and at our various campuses and centers, GBC's presence extends across two time zones and spans more than 86,000 square miles throughout Nevada. A leader in rural higher education, GBC takes pride in developing students who are well-prepared to meet the demands of industry and who contribute to the success and prosperity of the local economy.
