First aid for nurses

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Have just attended a refresher course on first aid today - Sunday - Yikes :eek:

Great course - run by Red Cross

Excellent presenter too

Anyway l was wandering is it an expectation to have first aid for you as a requirement for nursing? (general question here)

All the nursing courses locally ie RN EN certificate 3 etc - in fact almost every course of all subjects such as nursing, hospitality, child care, - anything that relates to a work enviroment type course has an expectation that the person will have a current first aid certifcate (level 2 - workplace) This all ties into the OHS regulations.

So as l asked is it an expectation to have first aid for nursing -

:saint:

I personally like to keep myself updated - as l am sure that most of us if we are known to be nurses = everyone will ask you your advice - ie the nieghbourhood. :eek: I will say that l will give my thoughts and then say - I would suggest that you see your doctor-

Anyway back to first aid - do you? :nurse:

Cheers Tookie

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Specializes in Med-Surg Nursing.

No, here in the US we do not have to take a First Aid class.

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It is not complusary 'all over' some places of work have it as an expectation - others as a requirement of employment - there is a strong emphasis on it Australia wide especially for people involved ion sports and juniors

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I'm in an LPN course, and The first Aid class and separate cpr class are requirements for school.

Tricia

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