Newborn Resuscitation Program (NRP)

2008 Course Offerings

Fletcher Allen Health Care

Priority admission will be given to staff requiring NRP to meet FAHC requirements. Please call Cindy Gleason to register at 847-1605

PROVIDER COURSES(for new participants or those with expired NRP cards)
Date / Day / Time / Location / Course
February 07, 2008 / Thursday / 0730-1600 / Nursing ClassroomL09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Provider
April 3, 2008 / Thursday / 0730-1600 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Provider
June 9, 2008 / Monday / 0730-1600 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Provider
August 4,2008 / Monday / 0730-1600 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Provider
October 16, 2008 / Thursday / 0730-1600 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Provider
RENEWAL COURSES(for participants with valid NRP card)
Date / Day / Time / Location / Course
February 20, 2008 / Wednesday / 0800 - 1100 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
March 18, 2008 / Tuesday / 0800 - 1100 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
April 17, 2008 / Thursday / 0800 - 1100 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
June 12, 2008 / Thursday / 0800 - 1100 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
August 8,2008 / Friday / 0800 - 1100 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
August 8,2008 / Friday / 1300 - 1600 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
September 5, 2008 / Friday / 0800 - 1100 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
September 5, 2008 / Friday / 1300 - 1600 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
October 2, 2008 / Thursday / 0800 - 1100 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
October 2, 2008 / Thursday / 1300 - 1600 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
November 14, 2008 / Friday / 0800 - 1100 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal
November 14, 2008 / Friday / 1300 - 1600 / Nursing Classroom L09/L12,
Mod B Basement / Renewal

NRP Participants: Nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, and others who are responsible for newborn resuscitation. Course completion cards are valid for 2 years and expire on the last day of the month.

NRP Full Provider Course Fee*: $100, textbook not included; FAHC employees$75, textbook not included **see course admission criteria

NRP Provider Course, Lessons 1-4, 9 only: $50, textbook not included
NRP Renewal Course Fee*: $50, textbook not included
FAHC employees $35, textbook not included

For questions about programs, please contact Candice Bullock, RNC, NRP Regional Trainer @847-5954 or Jade Kaplan, CNM, MPH, NRP Hospital Instructor @ 847-3699.

To register for classes, call Cynthia Gleason @ 847-1605 or

Make checks payable to FAHC.
Mail to: Cynthia Gleason, Baird 183, FAHC, 111 Colchester Ave., Burlington, VT05401

NRP Course Admission Criteriaupdated 10/30/07

  1. Prerequisites: Health care professional responsible for the resuscitation and care of newborns.
  2. FAHC staff who require NRP as per job requirement will be admitted to courses prior to any other requests.
  3. Non-FAHC individualswill be put on a waiting list until 4-weeks prior to the course date. At that time, if space allows, those individuals and FAHC staff who do not require NRPwill be admitted.
  4. The course fee is waived for FAHC staff in the Required groups who supply instructorsfor the central NRP courses. These include:

Respiratory therapists

NICU Nurses

Birthing Center and Shep 5 nurses

  1. The course fee is applicable for FAHC staff in the Required groups who do not supply instructors for the central NRP courses. These include:

Pediatric Residents

OB/GYN Residents

FACT Team members

All others

  1. All staff attending NRP will be pre-registered. The class limit is L12.
  2. Four staff will be allowed to sign up per course from each FAHC cost center to allow for a fair distribution of participants. Other staff from the same cost center will be put on a waiting list.

Cost for full Provider Course:
FAHC employee, $75, textbook not included
Non-FAHC employee, $100 per participant, textbook not included

Books are not supplied to staff from areas that require NRP. Those areas maintain their own loaner stock. If staff choose, they can purchase a NRP textbook from the UVM Bookstore for $49.95 or online at

Cost for Provider Course, Lessons 1-4, 9 only:

Non-FAHC, $50 per participant, textbook not included

Cost for Renewal Course:

FAHC employee, $35, textbook not included

Non-FAHC employee, $50, textbook not included

Travelers are charged the non-FAHC fee for renewal courses. It is the expectation that all travelers come with NRP completion card if hired by areas requiring NRP.