Falsify credentials

[cptkathy]

what happens if you are caught with a falsified ACLS credential

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

Y'know, I often think "now I've heard it all" and then I find, sadly, that I haven't.

Bizarre.

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

Y'know I often think "now I've heard it all" and then I find, sadly, that I haven't. Bizarre.[/quote']

Yeah...I haven't heard it all...

[LadyFree28, BSN, LPN, RN]

And that is exactly the type of nurse I don't want taking care of me. I want someone who put the effort into learning what is required for safe patient care.

Exactly.

[Been there,done that, ASN, RN]

Exactly... and that's another topic. ACLS is easy, shouldn't be and

now just another nurse "TAX".

[BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN]

Does anyone think the OP is coming back to fill us in on the reasoning behind the intial question?

[VintageSwagger]

Does anyone think the OP is coming back to fill us in on the reasoning behind the intial question?

That would be a big NOPE!

[joanna73, BSN, RN]

With all the time and energy spent worrying and wondering about the outcome, you could be putting that same energy to good use in the course. ACLS is usually 2-3 sessions offered over a weekend.

[SnowShoeRN]

I'm hoping that you, or someone you know, is in a situation where a card expired and this is something you're considering until you can get re-certified. However, if that's not the case, my first thought was...

what happens if you are caught with a falsified ACLS credential

You mean *aside* from screwing over your code team and further jeopardizing a patient during a code... ?

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

In my area, it can be very hard to find a BLS class if you don't work at a hospital. When my card expired at a previous job, they said it wasn't a problem. I still took the next available class.

At my current job, when my card expired 2 years ago, I was very surprised to find out that I wasn't allowed to work without a valid card. My employer hadn't offered a BLS class for a while. They had to go to corporate to get special permission for me to keep working. I managed to find a BLS class that met 2 days later, and renewed my card without issue.

[BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN]

In my state, if you don't have a valid CPR card, you don't have a valid nursing license. No exceptions. So yes, here, you'd not be allowed to work with an expired card b/c in essence, you wouldn't have a nursing license to work with.

In my area, it can be very hard to find a CPR class if you don't work at a hospital. When my card expired at a previous job, they said it wasn't a problem. I still took the next available class.

At my current job, when my card expired 2 years ago, I was very surprised to find out that I wasn't allowed to work without a valid card. My employer hadn't offered a CPR class for a while. They had to go to corporate to get special permission for me to keep working. I managed to find a CPR class that met 2 days later, and renewed my card without issue.