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I was certified in BLS for healthcare providers my senior year of high school. That lasted til Sept. 2011 and then I just didn't get it renewed until about Oct 2012... I've been a CNA since 2011 but it wasn't required to be certified. I did have to renew it for the nursing program though.
IMHO--
BLS/CPR continues to be watered down by AHA. Perhaps simplification is a good thing, for the general public.
For nursing students, EMTs of all stripes, YMCA lifeguards . . wouldn't you want to know what they could teach you, in a day?
Oh--you don't have a day. Oh, well, in that case, just how much did you wish to know?
Just what they could expose you to, on-line, in 30 minutes or so?
And you get your cert., & you're "good to go"? Did you merely want the cert? or did you actually want to know smth about the subject?
OK, get what you can, in the time you have "available". Sure hope you don't need it, for real, And, I especially hope, your patient doesn't actually need it, when you are presented with the absolute need, for smth you may not really know all that much about.
dkmamato3
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Wondering how many of you pre-nursing students have completed the BLS certification for healthcare professionals?
I have taken regular CPR courses before but most recently when I had my youngest child (he is 7! yikes). Anyway, I volunteer in a local ED and the nurse manager suggested that I get my BLS for healthcare providers now. I have completed the online portion and just need to complete the skills training.
Close to one more thing off my "to do" list :-)