ACLS for experienced providers

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Has anybody taken ACLS for experienced providers? If so, what was it like?

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Medic946RN

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Specializes in Emergency/Critical Care Transport.
Has anybody taken ACLS for experienced providers? If so, what was it like?

Thanks!

We hold a course bi-annually at the paramedic service where I part-time, it's a four hour course, (though it rarely takes that long) basically there's an update lecture then test and megacode and you're done.

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traumaRUs, MSN, APRN

97 Articles; 21,237 Posts

Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

ACLS for EP is an 8 hour course with expanded scenarios - more in tune with what you would actually see in practice. Also, more in-depth pathophys and pharm. A lot of fun for the experienced ER RN. I really enjoyed it. Just curious - at your facility if you do ACLS/EP than do you have to do regular ACLS also? I teach regular ACLS and am a provider for ACLS/EP. Have fun!

kyti

122 Posts

At our hospital if you have renewed more than once, you can recert on the computer. I hate it. I would much rather do it the traditional way.

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