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Thank you for your input!

Thank you KRVRN, BSN! And yes, I agree, I think the requirement is more about the hospital's status and not so much about what is practical. It would make more sense to require PALS for us over ACLS.

As I stated in a previous comment, I have seen job postings that do not require L&D nurses to be ACLS certified. Plain and simple. I am actually surprised, myself, that it is not a requirement for all L&D positions. I am not trying to undermine what you do as a nurse. I know L&D nurses also have a responsibility to the baby, but what I am referring to are the times when NICU is called in to attend a high-risk delivery. At that point, the NICU team would take the lead for caring for the baby. I am just looking for an answer as to why hospitals are now starting to require NICU nurses to be ACLS certified.

For the handful of postings I have seen in Wisconsin and Florida for L&D, ACLS was not required.

Yup! My thoughts exactly!

Yes, I thought about the fact that there may be an expectation for us to respond to a crashing mom at birth. But L&D nurses, I believe, don't have to have ACLS and they would be responsible for mom first.

Yes, I agree. Thank you for responding!

Hello all! I am returning to NICU nursing and I see now that hospitals are starting to require ACLS for NICU nurses. Can someone explain to me why they are doing this? My thoughts are that it may be a Magnet thing or they expect NICU nurses to float to the ED/ICU. Any info would be appreciated. Thank You!