ACLS certification

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I've signed up for an ACLS certification and I get the book when I go into the class. But from what I'm reading on the web, people read the book before going to the class? I'm a little confused by this, since I don't have access to the book until the day of.

If anyone has taken this recently, can you tell me if a new grad will be able to understand this class without having first prepared by reading the book? And if there is anything I should do to prep for it?

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You could buy an ACLS study guide book from the bookstore. My hospital requires us to read the book, do a pretest, etc before class. So, we go to our education department and buy the class book.

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I just took ACLS as a new grad. I read most of the book before the class and feel like it was somewhat needed. Honestly the course wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Just make sure you know ECG's and the drugs used during a code. Did you ask if you can pick the book up before the class?

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I assumed it would be run the same as the BLS course (same place I went to), where the book was a supplement and the instructors taught you what you needed to know. So I hadn't really thought about it until I started reading up on it more. The course is tomorrow so getting the book now isn't doable.

I've been reviewing all the dysrhythmias and what the ACLS drug and doses are. Found a wonderful website that covered some of what I expect is some important information. Just worried I didn't prep enough for this.

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I wouldn't worry too much then. If they didn't give you the book before the class then they're probably going to walk you through everything during the class. It really was not half as bad as everyone made it out to be to me. Good luck

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Makes me feel much better to hear that, thank you!

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ACLS isn't the ACLS that it was 10 years ago, or even 20 years ago... in complexity. It's what generally works and also allows you to try some interventions while you chase down the H's and T's. It's really not that hard. The class I went to had a lot of people that hadn't seen the material before they walked in... they passed the course. Probably the toughest part of the course is rhythm interpretation, and you only really have to know a few...

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ACLS isn't the ACLS that it was 10 years ago or even 20 years ago... in complexity. It's what generally works and also allows you to try some interventions while you chase down the H's and T's. It's really not that hard. The class I went to had a lot of people that hadn't seen the material before they walked in... they passed the course. Probably the toughest part of the course is rhythm interpretation, and you only really have to know a few...[/quote']

Yup. For our rhythms, they wanted us to be able to recognize stuff to shock vs not shock. And what drugs for certain rhythms.

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