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I am a pre-nursing student and was reading in vacancies at a particular hospital PALS or NPR is required. What are these? How do you go about getting these?
PALS = Pediatric Advanced Life Support
NPR = National Public Radio, but of course that has nothing to do with nursing so I'm stumped on this one.
NRP = Neonatal Resuscitation Program, and advanced life support program intended for professionals involved in the delivery room management of newborns.
Both of these programs are aimed at nurses, respiratory therapists, physicians and emergency responders.
I'm not aware of any positions where a CNA or PCT would require this training.
PALS and NRP are not obtainable by the general public, or by auxillary staff. A CNA would never be called on to do either, nor would a student.
As a student nurse you will learn BLS, when you earn your degree you will have the option to do ACLS, PALS or NRP depending on where you are working
NRP and ACLS are a requirment of my job. I work L&D and postpartum.
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I am a pre-nursing student and was reading in vacancies at a particular hospital PALS or NPR is required. What are these? How do you go about getting these?