I recently took the PALS course to work in PICU. It had a lot more information about running codes than NRP did. For those of you who have taken both, did you find that the PALS course was helpful?
I really think NICU nurses need to have the mock code scenarios in PALS. The NRP was also half as long as PALS. The PALS course also covers different dysrhythmias, I know most babies don't have these, but it sure was interesting knowledge to have.
I strongly recommend this course to any critical care nurse.
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Well, I still think it can't hurt to take PALS. It's very informative and gets you thinking quickly.