[mlmRN30]

I'll be taking the ACLS course for the 1st time sometime in March or April. I'm looking to find other's that have taken the course from AMR in Aiea? Can anyone share their experience with me? Is studying from the book for a week or two sufficient? What was the pass rate for your class? As a new grad with no hospital experience, I'm very nervous about this and would love to hear from other's. Thanks so much.

[xjhoxwex]

I would suggest taking acls with a friend being that this is your first time and you are a new grad. Remember that you will be taking this course with other people who are probably experienced in critical care or emergency medicine who have previously taken the course and just need to renew certification. Taking the course with someone else will ease the situation. Amr is stringent about knowing your rhythms, they will not teach you how to read a monitor. So if you have taken an ekg class that would help. As far as studying, know the algorhythims, ie(brady = atropine, pulseless = v tach cpr,shock, etc). This will prepare for the "mock code" that you will have to perform. Other than that when they admin there written test they let you correct the answers the incorrect answers.

[pincush23]

Originally Posted by mlmRN30

I'll be taking the ACLS course for the 1st time sometime in March or April. I'm looking to find other's that have taken the course from AMR in Aiea? Can anyone share their experience with me? Is studying from the book for a week or two sufficient? What was the pass rate for your class? As a new grad with no hospital experience, I'm very nervous about this and would love to hear from other's. Thanks so much.

Aloha~I took ACLS with AMR as a new grad in Aug 06, and it is not that bad. As mentioned in the other post, know your drugs/dosage and the arrhythmias. A great website that is free and helps greatly with the rhythms is skillstat.com.......When you are there go to tools and play around. It covers the major rhythms that you will need to know and is pretty cool. Check out the website, study the book for a week or so, and you will do great! Also, make sure that you know whether the person is symptomatic/asymptomatic with their rhythm because the treatment can be different. Keep us posted on how you did...
Peace, love, and ukulele,
J

[WindwardOahuRN]

Originally Posted by pincush23

A great website that is free and helps greatly with the rhythms is skillstat.com.......When you are there go to tools and play around. It covers the major rhythms that you will need to know and is pretty cool. Check out the website, study the book for a week or so, and you will do great!

That site looks like fun but one thing I saw there concerns me. On the ACLS portion of the site it states that the info is from the "2000 guidelines for ACLS." The guidelines have been changed since then with some significant differences in how ACLS is delivered.

[pincush23]

Originally Posted by WindwardOahuRN

That site looks like fun but one thing I saw there concerns me. On the ACLS portion of the site it states that the info is from the "2000 guidelines for ACLS." The guidelines have been changed since then with some significant differences in how ACLS is delivered.

True. But the rhythm strip identification portion helps beginners. That's why it is important to study the book and do more research if needed.

Aloha

[mlmRN30]

Thanks to both of you!! Have a great week.