Are you required to have NRP or at least PALS Certification?

11:11 · Mar 18, 2005

In my ED nurses are required to have ACLS, then PALS and TNCC within six months. NRP is nice and they teach it here at this facility but mostly the OB and supervisors carry it-

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Kireri · Mar 18, 2005

In our ED we are required to have BCLS and ACLS at the beginning of employment. We then need to acquire PALS or ENPC and TNCC within 6 months.

Aneroo, LPN · Mar 18, 2005

As a new grad getting ready to go work in an ED, I was told this.... I need ACLS, PALS, and TNCC within one to two years of starting. I am sure there has to be an order to it though. -Andrea

Dixielee, BSN, RN · Mar 18, 2005

As a traveler, I am required to have ACLS and PALS everywhere I go, and I also have TNCC....but what is NRP?? I have never heard of it, guess I must not need it!

Jolie, BSN · Mar 18, 2005

As a traveler, I am required to have ACLS and PALS everywhere I go, and I also have TNCC....but what is NRP?? I have never heard of it, guess I must not need it!

NRP stands for Neonatal Resuscitation Program. It is geared towards the delivery room management of newborn infants requiring resuscitation, and has some useful application in the NICU, but I can't see it as much of a benefit for ER nurses and staff. PALS seems much more appropriate there.

Dixielee, BSN, RN · Mar 18, 2005

Jolie, thanks. I agree, I do not think that would be particularly helpful to me as an ER nurse. By and large, ER nurses love blood and guts, quick thinking skills, fast pace etc...but if we see someone pregnant, we will drop everything we are doing to get her upstairs STAT so we do NOT have to deal with birthing babies! The few times I have done it have been horrifying experiences, and I do not relish the thought of having any more 15 year old "moms" showing up at the door and I have to ask them if they have a pad on that is making that bulge in her pants????? Of course not, it was a 2 # baby on its way into the world.....nah, give me a good MI any day! :lol2:

SmilingBluEyes · Mar 18, 2005

I believe our ED folks have ACLS, TNCC and PALS.

ernurse728, LPN · Mar 18, 2005

In our ER we are required to have ACLS and NRP but not PALS. We are about to make it madatory for everyone to have PALS. The NRP is helpful to us as we do not have and L&D floor so we do all the emergency deliveries AKA: " I didn't know that I was pregnant" , " I don't know what hospital I am suppose to go to"

Trauma Columnist · Mar 18, 2005

In our level one ER, we have BLS, ACLS, PALS, OR ENPC or PEPP or NRP, a trauma cert like TNCC or TNS (Illinois-specific only cert) or PHTLS. Then, they encourage CEN.

dawngloves, BSN, RN · Mar 18, 2005

Then our ER must be staffed with all new grads because only about half have PALS, forget NRP! :madface:

dawngloves, BSN, RN · Mar 18, 2005

Jolie, thanks. I agree, I do not think that would be particularly helpful to me as an ER nurse. By and large, ER nurses love blood and guts, quick thinking skills, fast pace etc...but if we see someone pregnant, we will drop everything we are doing to get her upstairs STAT so we do NOT have to deal with birthing babies! The few times I have done it have been horrifying experiences, and I do not relish the thought of having any more 15 year old "moms" showing up at the door and I have to ask them if they have a pad on that is making that bulge in her pants????? Of course not, it was a 2 # baby on its way into the world.....nah, give me a good MI any day!

You should shadow me for a day. Nothing like running to a stat c/s for a placental abruption on a 26 weeker. Blood, guts, compressions, intubation, rapid trasfusion, epi. Woohooo!!!!