jsmithy

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1. ACLS Practice?

   jsmithy replied to jsmithy's topic in General Nursing

   It's been quite a busy week but I did get a chance to try out not one but two ACLS simulators. One was the SimCode ACLS one and the other was a demo for one by Anesoft. The Anesoft one was good in that I felt like it helped a bit in getting better wi...

2. Quit in orientation

   jsmithy replied to NewRNdreams's topic in General Nursing

   I think it's a good idea to do your best to exit gracefully - you never know when you might run into your colleagues/supervisors again or need their help. With that mind, I'd say to definitely pursue your interests when possible!

3. ACLS Practice?

   jsmithy replied to jsmithy's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately, we don't have any connections with simulation centers at my place. But I really like the idea of simulating things before the real thing. After all, they do it in other professions like airline pilots. I'm going to talk to my superviso...

4. ACLS Practice?

   jsmithy replied to jsmithy's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the advice! It looks like it just takes time and experience to get comfortable. I'll definitely try to get into it doing some of the things I know how to do from now on. On a side note, one of my friends said that she uses a computer simul...

5. ACLS Practice?

   jsmithy posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm looking for some advice about this - I often feel useless at code blues. I think this is because I don't feel that confident in my ACLS knowledge. There are so many people in the room and most of them look like they know what's going on... I revi...