Class Enrollment

STABLE Initial Course - NICU, L&D, MOTHER/BABY, ED ONLY
Date/Time:	Mon 9/15/2025 from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Location:	Classroom # 1, Zone C (Green - 1701 Building), 1st Floor
Class Price:	$0.00

STABLE

UNITS APPROVED TO TAKE THIS COURSE: NICU, L&D, MOTHER/BABY, ED ONLY

S.T.A.B.L.E. is the most widely distributed and implemented neonatal education program to focus exclusively on the post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization care of sick infants. Based on a mnemonic to optimize learning, retention and recall of information, S.T.A.B.L.E. stands for the six assessment and care modules in the program: Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood pressure, Lab work, and Emotional support. Contact Catherine Brown catbrown@vhchealth.org for questions.

Provider manual is required. VHC employees may borrow a manual from a Staff Development Specialist in WIH.  

S.T.A.B.L.E. provider manuals are also available for purchase through Amazon or the S.T.A.B.L.E website at https://stableprogram.org/product/the-s-t-a-b-l-e-program-learnerprovider-manual/

The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program is taught over one day in a didactic-interactive format by experts in neonatal nursing. The NICU educator will assign you the pre-learning content in Healthstream a month in advance of the class. You must complete this prior to your class. PRINT AND BRING THE COMPLETED CERTIFICATE TO THE CLASS. If this is not completed prior to the class, you will be prohibited from attending and you will be turned away at the door. This certificate contains information that the instructor is required to input into the S.T.A.B.L.E database in order for you certification card to be generated.

The target audience for the S.T.A.B.L.E course are those health care professionals involved in any aspect of neonatal care to include nurses, physicians, neonatal nurse practitioners, physician assistants and respiratory therapists.

You will be clocking in and out while attending this course. It is your responsibility to ensure your unit work schedule reflects your registration.

*Working the night preceding this course will prohibit you from attending and you will be turned away at the door.

About the class:

Class duration is 8 hours. No "Drop In" students will be allowed, all students must be registered for the class. Children of attendees are not allowed. S.T.A.B.L.E. Certification cards are issued upon successful completion of the post-test and will be given to you approximately one week after the class. Please allow ample time for travel and/or parking arrangements, as late arrivals will not be allowed to participate in the class.

Location:

MAIN CAMPUS: 1701 N George Mason Drive Arlington, VA 22205: Classroom 1, 3, or 4, Zone C (Green) 1st Floor. (Subject to change; however, participants will be notified via email if the location is different).

Cancellations:

TO CANCEL YOUR REGISTRATION CALL 703-558-5284, LEAVE A MESSAGE IF NO ANSWER, OR YOU CAN EMAIL vhceducation@vhchealth.org 

Terms and Conditions for S.T.A.B.L.E.:

VHC Employees – if S.T.A.B.L.E.  is required for current position: there is no charge for the classroom portion unless the employees fails to attend or does not provide at least 72 hours’ notice of cancelation.  Failure to attend or cancel 72 hours prior will result in a $100 deduction from the next paycheck. If you show up to the class without the completed content, or arrive after the start time, you will not be allowed in the class and you will be charged a no show fee.

VHC Employees – if S.T.A.B.L.E. is NOT required for current position: there is a $100 charge for the classroom portion, due at time of registration. Failure to attend or cancel before 72 hours will result in a $100 deduction from the next paycheck. If you show up to the class without the completed content, or arrive after the start time, you will not be allowed in the class and you will be charged a no show fee.

PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

You must advise your instructor of any physical limitations, injuries or disabilities that require accommodation at least two (2) business days prior to your scheduled course by sending an e-mail to vhceducation@vhchealth.org. You understand passing a post-test is a S.T.A.B.L.E. Program course requirement, and that limitations which prevent you from doing so will prohibit your receipt of a course completion card.

S.T.A.B.L.E. classes require close physical contact with other students. If you are ill or have an infection, including but not limited to open sores on your mouth or hands, please reschedule your class for your safety and the safety of the other participants.

By registering for this course you hereby acknowledge and assume the above-mentioned risks, in addition to any harm, injury or loss that may occur to yourself or your property as a result of your participation in it, and waive any and all claims against Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and other contractors connected with or arising out of your participation in it.