CPR Courses
Natalie and Rosie are accredited instructors of NZ Resuscitation Council CORE courses. The course content complies with the current NZ Resuscitation Council guidelines and all participants receive certificates complying with their professional organisations. We believe that effective training is as true to life as possible, and we use the latest high fidelity QCPR Laerdal manikins.
From January 2017, Resus Nelson Ltd will be teaching the new CORE courses according to the NZ Resuscitation Council guidelines.
The New Zealand Resuscitation Council Certificate of Resuscitation and Emergency Care (CORE) is a standardised resuscitation curriculum. CORE certification provides the basic skills and knowledge for the management of life-threatening illness and injury both within and outside of a rescuer’s immediate working environment.
| OLD Course | NEW Course |
| Level 2 Basic Life Support | Basic Life Support |
| Level 4 CPR | CORE Immediate |
| Level 5 non-assessed | CORE Skills |
| Level 5, 6, & 7 assessed | CORE Advanced |
Basic Life Support
Adult and Child collapse management.
This is a practical 2 hour session for rescuers at a basic level.
Participants:
- Administration staff
- Physiotherapists
- Medical Radiation Technologists
- Phlebotomists
- Pharmacists – NOT providing an immunisation service
- Dental Technicians – non-patient contact
- General public
Course content:
- Primary survey DRSABCD
- Basic life support adult/child/infant
- Understanding and use of an AED
- Management of a choking adult/child/infant
CORE Immediate
Adult and Child collapse management.
This course is for rescuers who might be expected to manage the early stages of cardiac arrest. Certification requires the learner to demonstrate a given standard of simulated practical skills, facilitated by self-directed learning prior to course (one week minimum), face-to-face training (4.5 hours), and formal assessment of skills.
After the learner has successfully completed all assessments, they will receive their CORE certificate and be invited to provide feedback on their experience.
Participants:
- Registered Nurses. Required 2 yearly.
- GPs undergoing Fellowship (also possible to do CORE Advanced)
- Dentists NOT providing any form of sedation. Required 2 yearly.
- Clinical Dental Technicians / Hygiene therapists. Required 2 yearly.
- Pharmacists providing an immunisation service. Required 2 yearly
Course content:
- Primary survey DRSABCD
- Basic life support adult/child/infant
- Understanding and use of an AED
- Management of a choking adult/child/infant
- Airway management
- Emergency drugs
- Medical emergency scenarios
CORE Skills
Adult and Child collapse management.
This is a practical 4 hour session for rescuers who do not want to be assessed in practical and theoretical skills of resuscitation. It is endorsed by the RNZCGPs.
Participants:
- For all GP registrars on the training programme (except for those undergoing Fellowship assessment), and all GP Fellows. Required 3-yearly at a minimum.
Course content (in addition to CORE Immediate)
- Any component of CORE Advanced
CORE Advanced
Adult and Child collapse management.
This course is for the advanced rescuer who is expected to manage and supervise resuscitation events. Certification requires the learner to demonstrate a given standard of simulated practical skills, facilitated by self-directed learning prior to the course (three weeks minimum), face-to-face training (8.5 hours), and formal assessment of skills, theoretical exam and rhythm recognition.
After the learner has successfully completed all assessments, they will receive their CORE certificate and be invited to provide feedback on their experience.
Participants:
- Registered Nurses working in acute clinical areas. Required 2 yearly.
- Doctors – GPs undergoing Fellowship (also possible to do CORE Immediate).
- DRHM training and Fellows, and recommended for all rural doctors and those providing high risk procedural services. Required 3 yearly.
- Dentists providing ANY form of sedation (including oral). Required 2 yearly.
Course content (in addition to CORE Immediate)
- Manage and supervise resuscitation scenarios
- Full drug/defibrillation regimes
- Consider and correct a number of conditions that predispose to cardiac arrest
- Rhythm recognition
Pricelist for CPR training per person
| CPR Level | Cost | + GST | Total |
| Infant and Child Emergency Care | $35.00 | $5.25 | $40.25 |
| Basic Life Support | $70.00 | $10.50 | $80.50 |
| CORE Immediate | $180.00 | $27.00 | $207.00 |
| CORE Skills | $220.00 | $33.00 | $253.00 |
| CORE Advanced | $350.00 | $52.50 | $402.50 |
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Testimonial
I recently booked to update my CPR certificate for work as a locum Practice Nurse in the Nelson- Tasman region, with Resus Nelson. At past updates I have attended with a resigned,'it has to be done' attitude, and was very pleasantly surprised at this one, to find a confident, knowledgable instructor, who updated my rusty skills in a competent and enjoyable manner. I left feeling that I had learnt a few new skills that would not be easily forgotten, and that the certificate I received meant more than just the necessary two yearly paperwork. I recommend Natalie to anyone wishing to update their CPR skills.- Jenn Bolderson RN