taking CPR course

kfarinato · Aug 19, 2009

Its not that hard, where I took it they basically walk you through everything. Did you have a pretest to do? There is a written post test at the end of the class.

Silas · Aug 19, 2009

CPR will not give you a challenge. Just relax and let the information soak in. Nothing is going to be hard or complicated, you just need to focus on the here and now with some head-tilt-chin-lifts and solid compressions.

Aurora77 · Aug 19, 2009

Our class was very hands on, lots of repetition, lots of time to practice. I learned a lot, but overall it wasn't very hard.

goodstudentnowRN · Aug 19, 2009

You will be okay. It is not really a pass or fail, it is easy, easy.

nneokill175 · Aug 19, 2009

they sent me 3 sheets of guides for me to look at before class. my class is in 2 days.. i really dont know what to expect, i just want to get my license so i can start doing my clinical

thanks guys

TheSquire, DNP, APRN, NP · Aug 21, 2009

First off, it's not a license, it's a certification.

Secondly, it's not that hard. In fact, I'm surprised you've never had a CPR class before in your life, I had to take one as part of my health class in high school. They'll teach you proper technique for using barrier devices, Bag-Valve-Masks, and AEDs, as well as the ratios and mechanical techniques for Adult, Child, and Infant CPR. As long as you can learn by example you should have no problems with the class.

JomoNurse · Aug 21, 2009

It's pretty easy. At the beginning of my last CPR class the instructor said "everyone here will go home with a CPR card". When students brought their failed tests back, she would say things like "look at #24... are you sure about that answer? Remember we went over that and we said the answer was ____?"

Cdnurstudent · Aug 21, 2009

I felt the same way before my course (I too had never taken a CPR course). Honestly though it seems as though they wont allow you to fail, so dont worry! We did our test in pairs and marked it together as a class and didnt even hand it in! hee hee. I found all the information interesting - its easy to pay attention when you think about the fact that one day you may need to perform CPR on someone you love (even before we become nurses).

Essie Marie · Aug 25, 2009

Prior to taking the CPR course, I thought the same thing: "What if I don't pass b/c I really need this in order to start nursing school". I have taken it three times since and every time it's been done so it is not stressful and fun. They repeat key points, go step-by-step, and then we practice over and over. In my case, the test at the end is usually open book; once, we even did the test together orally where people shouted the answers. We practiced on mannequins (adult and child) w/ various situations, they used helpful mnemonics to help remember the steps, worked with AEDs and ambu-bags. So basically, I wouldn't stress about this b/c it actually can be kind of fun. I did the CPR cert through the Vital Link.