Health Education Solutions 'Asks The Experts' About Health Certification

New Online Special Section Features Career Advice and Certification Information from Experts in a Variety of Fields, Including Nursing, Senior Care, Recreation and Child Care

LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Experts agree: Proper training is vital for individuals whose careers may require them to provide emergency care. As the leading provider of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) courses and pediatric advanced life support (PALS) courses, as well as other continuing education solutions for healthcare professionals, Health Education Solutions today released a new 'What the Experts Have to Say' Special Section. This series of articles and podcasts, which features career advice and certification information from experts in a variety of fields, including nursing, senior care, recreation and child care, among others, is available in Health Education Solutions' online research library.

"Health Education Solutions' online research library is a one-stop source of information and resources for individuals who need to be prepared to provide emergency care," said Melissa Marks, president of Health Education Solutions. "Our 'What the Experts Have to Say' special section taps the expertise of thought leaders in a variety of fields to provide individuals seeking healthcare certification with best practices and tools for success in their respective fields."

The special section is free and available for individuals requiring healthcare certification, as well as those who simply want to be prepared to provide emergency care. Highlights include:

  • Podcast: Building Your Career, an interview with career expert, Kim Dority
  • Podcast: What Type of Nurse Should I Be?, interview with Patsy McGuire Cullen, Ph.D., CPNP, associate professor and director of the Department of Accelerated Nursing at the Loretto Heights School of Nursing at Regis University
  • Study: Well-Trained Military Paramedics Save Lives, an overview of a recent study from the Emergency Medicine Journal
  • Five Tips to Help You Stand Out at a Medical Staffing Agency, an interview with Jim Fuller, vice president of Delta Physician Placement
  • Caring for Children: Learn how to Save a Life, an interview with Linda Smith, executive director of the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies

Health Education Solutions offers pediatric advanced life support (PALS), advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and basic life support (BLS) training for first responders and healthcare professionals, as well as first aid courses and CPR and AED training for individuals seeking to learn lifesaving skills. Both ACLS courses and PALS courses were developed in partnership with Union College.

For more information, please visit www.healthedsolutions.com.

About Health Education Solutions

Health Education Solutions (HES) is a leading provider of continuing education solutions for healthcare professionals. HES, a subsidiary of Nelnet Inc. (NYSE: NNI), offers ACLS and PALS courses developed in partnership with medical faculty at Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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