BLS/ACLS maintanance

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For you nurses out there, in your hospital do you have a grace period if your BLS/ACLS have expired and need renewing. If they did expire, does your agency suspend you until you get your license, do they give you a grace period for which one can obtain BLS/ACLS as quickly as possible. What is your agency's policy??? Curiouser and curioser...

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There is no grace period at any of the three hospitals I've worked at. You're suspended until it's brought up to date. I've never worked as an agency nurse.

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Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.

BLS, absolutely no grace. You can't work without an active CPR card.

ACLS, sometimes a little bit of wiggle room....As in card expires in June, next available class is in July. I know a local children's hospital that has absolutely no grace period with PALS.

If I may ask, what is curious about the situation?

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Thanks for your replies!

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

No grace for expired BLS any more than for an expired nursing license.

ACLS/PALS depends on unit/job may result in reassignment if a regular need for those skills. For example if my ACLS card expired it wouldn't matter at this time, I'm exclusively pediatrics.

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