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Nov 04, 2009 12:42 PM

ACLS in telemetry or intermediate care units


What are your hospital or unit policies or norms for the percentage of ACLS nurses on any given shift when ACLS is required for your unit.

For example, I manage a 12 bed intermediate care unit. ACLS is required for my nurses. When we have sick calls the float pool nurses that cover the unit do not have ACLS. I'm wondering if there are other units in this same situation and what percentage of non-ACLS trained nurses would be appropriate and safe for patient care?

Thanks!


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from bklynbaby
Old Nov 06, 2009, 09:18 PM

Default Re: ACLS in telemetry or intermediate care units
In my hospital if your unit requires ACLS then everyone must be up to date with their ACLS, if ACLS expires you get a suspension and go home. Im not sure how it works if a nurse is floated. However usually when a nurse gets floated it would have to be in the same area of practice so chances are the float would also have been ACLS certified. Im not sure if there is a policy in place in cases in which the float nurse is not ACLS certfifed.
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