PALS Certification Online

Yes, our PALS provider cards are accepted nationwide by hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare employers. We’ve helped thousands of learners across the U.S. and internationally earn their certifications. Your purchase is also protected by our employer acceptance guarantee: if your employer does not accept your certification, you can request a full refund within 60 days of purchase.

Yes. Our accredited PALS course follows the latest 2025 AHA standards and current ILCOR Guidelines and Recommendations. It is also Joint Commission (JCAHO) compliant.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification prepares healthcare professionals to assess and treat critically ill infants and children. It is designed for pediatric, emergency, critical care, transport, procedural, and community clinicians who respond to pediatric emergencies.

The course covers pediatric assessment, BLS and AED use, respiratory distress and failure, shock, bradycardia, tachycardia, cardiac arrest, airway management, weight-based treatment, post-resuscitation care, team response, scenarios, and a final exam.

PALS focuses on infants and children, while ACLS covers adult cardiac emergencies. PALS addresses pediatric respiratory failure, shock, weight-based treatment, and age-specific rhythms and resuscitation algorithms. Many pediatric and emergency roles maintain both credentials.

You can enroll in our PALS course without uploading a BLS card. PALS builds on pediatric BLS, so being comfortable with those skills will help you follow the course. Many healthcare professionals maintain both credentials for their roles.

Choose certification if this is your first PALS course. Choose recertification if you have held a PALS card before and are renewing it, even if it has expired. Both options include the complete course materials and final exam.

Your purchase includes the complete course, age-specific treatment reviews, interactive scenarios, the final exam, explanations for missed questions, and unlimited exam attempts at no additional cost.

Yes. The lessons, pediatric emergency reviews, interactive scenarios, and final exam are completed online. You can start after purchase, study on your phone, tablet, or computer, and return where you left off.

Completion time depends on your experience and how much assessment, algorithm, and scenario review you need. Many of our experienced learners complete PALS within one or two hours. If you’re new to the topics or want to work through all the simulated scenarios and spend more time practicing clinical decision-making, you may take longer. The self-paced format lets you study when it fits your schedule, and you can pause and resume anytime.

A score of 80% or higher is a pass, and unlimited retakes are included at no extra cost. You can review the explanations for missed questions, revisit the lessons, and try again when you’re ready.

You earn 8 continuing education credits after successfully completing either PALS certification or PALS recertification.

Your digital PALS provider card is available immediately after you pass the final exam. You can download the PDF, print it, and send it to your employer or credentialing department. The card is valid for two years from its issue date.

Your employer can verify your PALS certification by scanning the QR code on your provider card or visiting our card verification page and entering the e-card ID shown on the card. If they prefer, they can also contact us directly at support@pulsemedcert.com.

The card is valid for two years. Starting renewal one or two months before the expiration date leaves time to complete the course and submit the new card without a credentialing gap.

You can request a full refund for any reason within 60 days of purchase. Email support@pulsemedcert.com from the address used for your order and include your order number so we can help.