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| ch_type = "mpu"; ch_width = 590; ch_height = | | | | away. It is a two day course that will prepare you |
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| ch_vertical ="premium"; ch_sid = "590x250 Article | | | | referred to as a "code" or "code blue". You |
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| ch_queries = new Array( ); var | | | | your head in the middle of crises at your facility. |
| ength)); if ( ch_selected < ch_queries.length ) { | | | | The ACLS provider course is a two day course |
| ch_query = ch_queries[ch_selected]; } The ACLS | | | | that covers a variety of related topics. |
| provider class is essential for new nursing | | | | Basic Life Support |
| graduates who want to be competitive in the | | | | Airway Management |
| market place. It is now a common requirement to | | | | Cardiac Arrhythmias - ECG/EKG Recognition |
| have ACLS certification when employed within a | | | | Electrical Therapies |
| health care system. Federal requirements uphold | | | | Intravenous Access |
| the basic idea that a code should be managed | | | | Medication Administration |
| properly in a hospital environment. Rightfully so, if | | | | Acute Coronary Syndromes |
| there is anywhere in the world that a code should | | | | Stroke Recognition and Management |
| be managed correctly it is in the hospital. In | | | | As a nursing student you know that some of |
| addition, the hospital is the most frequent place | | | | these topics are only briefly covered in nursing |
| where codes' occur. | | | | school. Taking an ACLS course gives you the |
| As a new RN, showing up to your interview | | | | opportunity to learn from experienced |
| without your ACLS certification is like showing up | | | | professionals who not only teach the material but |
| in your slippers. Not a good idea if you want to | | | | have extensive experience in emergency care. |
| leave a professional impression to those | | | | Although you may not be considering a career in |
| conducting the interview. If you are a new nurse | | | | emergency care, being prepared to handle |
| or close to graduating and have not yet taken | | | | emergencies in a health care setting is a very |
| the ACLS provider course then you may want to | | | | important part of being professionally prepared. |