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17 07, 2019

Get Your ACLS Certification and Watch Your Career Grow

2019-10-23T10:05:00-07:00July 17th, 2019|Categories: ACLS|

Advanced cardiac life support certification or ACLS is a great training class for many types of health care providers, especially for those who are frequently called upon to provide direct life-saving care to their patients. Even if your nursing unit or health care organization does not require you to carry this certification, you may be surprised to find that taking this two-day course and passing the examination can still provide you with a wide array of career-improving benefits. ACLS Certification [...]

3 05, 2019

V-Tach: When to Worry and When to Treat

2025-11-18T14:22:50-08:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: ACLS, Education, EMT Training|

The key to responding appropriately to your patients when they’re in life-threatening situations is to be able to recognize what the problem is quickly and to get them the appropriate treatment without delay. However, their symptoms may not always match up with what you believe the EKG rhythm is showing. One of the most potent examples of this is in patients with ventricular tachycardia. Tachycardia usually refers to any heart rhythm over 120 beats per minute, but emergency treatments [...]

26 04, 2019

The Basics of Using an AED and How to Learn More

2019-04-17T15:12:57-07:00April 26th, 2019|Categories: ACLS, Advanced Nursing, Basic Life Support Articles, Classes, CPR Training Articles, Education|

Do you know what to do in a life-threatening emergency? When someone’s heart stops, you can’t simply rely on what you’ve seen on television shows to guide your resuscitation attempts. Instead, you need solid, science-based knowledge. AEDs have proven to be the best options for saving lives in many scenarios, especially in out-of-hospital, community emergencies. By knowing how to use an AED, you can feel more confident when you’re placed in emergency situations. Plus, you can make use of the [...]

5 04, 2019

What’s a Megacode and What Should You Do to Prepare?

2019-10-31T12:22:37-07:00April 5th, 2019|Categories: ACLS|

Have you applied for or interviewed for a position only to be told that you would need to be evaluated with a “mega code”? Are you interested in taking an advanced certification course for your health care training but are nervous about the “mega code” that you’ve been told will be a part of the testing? If so, a simple explanation of exactly what a mega code is and what you’ll be expected to know or do will be key [...]

8 03, 2019

What’s the Difference Between ACLS and BLS Certification?

2025-10-30T10:22:00-07:00March 8th, 2019|Categories: ACLS, Basic Life Support Articles, Education|Tags: , |

Are ACLS and BLS the same thing? The short answer is no; they differ quite a bit – specifically in the level of advancement. So, what is the difference between BLS and ACLS, and which do you need? Read on to find out.

13 02, 2019

Visual, Auditory, Reading or Kinesthetic? ACLS Instruction for Every Type of Learner

2020-01-01T20:22:00-08:00February 13th, 2019|Categories: ACLS, Education|

Getting your ACLS accreditation requires taking a multi-day class and passing both a written and a hands-on test in most cases. This is done to assure the instructors that you have the knowledge it takes to quickly respond to life-threatening emergencies and even to lead others around you in life-saving techniques. However, if you have not done well with college classes or tests in the past, you may be wondering how easy it will be to learn the information in [...]

8 02, 2019

5 Top Tips for Learning Your ACLS Algorithms

2019-06-24T13:28:32-07:00February 8th, 2019|Categories: ACLS, Classes, Education|

Are you feeling stressed and nervous about your upcoming ACLS examination? You are certainly not alone. Nearly every person who has taken this test will admit to feeling at least some nerves as they prepped for the final examination and the mega code. However, the key for most people is to have the algorithm well-memorized. When you can easily pull any algorithm out of your head and know the exact order of steps, you’ll be ready to treat your mannequin-patient [...]

6 02, 2019

Caring for a Stroke Victim Using the Suspected Stroke Algorithm

2025-11-18T14:11:48-08:00February 6th, 2019|Categories: ACLS, Advanced Nursing|

If you’ve ever known someone who has suffered from a stroke, you know that some of the symptoms can be quite visible. Now that you are a health care practitioner, you must know even more about this potentially devastating health event so that you can provide the best quality of care and the fastest help possible to your patients. The best way to get the knowledge and experience you need is to take part in ACLS training. This class [...]

1 02, 2019

Documentation During a Life-Threatening In-Hospital Event

2025-11-18T14:10:03-08:00February 1st, 2019|Categories: ACLS, Education|

When you’re busy trying to save your patient’s life, probably the last thing on your mind is paperwork. After all, if you’re like most health care practitioners, paperwork is always to be dreaded and is only done because it’s required to be completed by law. While documentation during a code certainly is required by law, you should understand that there are actually some other good reasons to get it done. In fact, it may even help you provide better [...]

30 01, 2019

Cardiac Arrest: First Steps as a Trained Professional

2019-10-31T12:22:38-07:00January 30th, 2019|Categories: ACLS, CPR Training Articles|

One of the most nerve-wracking aspects of your job as a nurse, physician or other health care provider is the fact that you will be called on regularly to save lives. No matter how well you are trained and how easily you understood and passed your ACLS training, this is still a serious situation that may leave you feeling inadequate initially. You will become acutely aware that the lives of your patients rest in your hands. However, by regularly reviewing [...]

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