BLS manditory to renew RN lisence?

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I recently started a job at an allergy & asthma clinic. I have always renewed my CPR license and, frankly, wouldn't have even dreamed it wasn't a requirement. When mentioning to my co-workers that I needed to renew my BLS soon, a couple stated that it isn't a requirement for MI. MI requires 25 ceu's with one in pain every 2 years. I am shocked that for nurses taking care of patients that have high probability of reactions, it wouldn't be required in our office. Should I mention to our office manager/doctors that I think it should be mandatory? They are so on top of things in every other category, I am just flabbergasted...

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I've worked in (now) five states over my career, and I've never worked anywhere in which CPR was a requirement for licensure. Employers require it, and the state healthcare facility licensing bodies typically require that healthcare workers have current CPR certification, but (in my experience) not the BON.

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In my state, if you don't have a current CPR certification, you don't have a valid nursing license, plain and simple. More than a little scary that this isn't the norm!

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In my state, if you don't have a current CPR certification, you don't have a valid nursing license, plain and simple. More than a little scary that this isn't the norm!

Why scary? Are you concerned that nurses without current CPR certification wouldn't know what to do in an emergency?

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Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

Some nurses I know, absolutely!!!

Why scary? Are you concerned that nurses without current CPR certification wouldn't know what to do in an emergency?
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Some nurses I know, absolutely!!!

If that's really the case, I'm guessing CPR certification wouldn't really fix that ... :)

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