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31 07, 2019

EMT Certification Requirements

July 31st, 2019|Categories: Career Programs, EMT Training|

Working as an EMT can be incredibly rewarding if you long to help those who are unable to help themselves. As an EMT, you will provide health support to individuals of all ages who are not yet at the hospital. This could include stabilizing them, providing life-sustaining support and transporting them. Although many of your runs as an EMT will be for routine everyday needs, such as transporting nursing home patients to appointments, you will certainly have some trips [...]

26 07, 2019

Work Hard, Play Hard: After the CNA Certifications

July 26th, 2019|Categories: Classes, Education|

Getting your CNA certification is certainly something of which you can be proud. However, it is also very stressful to be heading into a new job. If you have been feeling a new mental or physical strain during this time, you may be able to benefit from some exercise, exciting sports or playful downtime. Even if working out or playing sound just like one more thing to fit into your already packed schedule, you may be surprised to discover how [...]

24 07, 2019

ACLS Drugs Based on EKG Interpretation

July 24th, 2019|Categories: ACLS, Education|

One of the biggest differences between having a BLS certification and a more advanced ACLS certification is the difference in what you will be allowed to do during a code. While BLS focuses on the basic life support skills of CPR, ACLS builds on that information with more advanced knowledge of how to respond to a patient during respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, shock, acute coronary syndrome or stroke. You will learn more about airway management, and you will focus [...]

19 07, 2019

PALS Algorithms to Memorize and Practice

July 19th, 2019|Categories: Advanced Nursing, Classes|Tags: |

Even if you're already familiar with the adult version of advanced life support, you will still want to spend plenty of time memorizing the most important PALS algorithms you'll see on your certification examination. Many pediatric algorithms are slightly different from their adult counterparts because of the smaller size of these patients.

17 07, 2019

Get Your ACLS Certification and Watch Your Career Grow

July 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

May 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 [...]

1 05, 2019

Get Continuing Education Hours with Recertification Courses

May 1st, 2019|Categories: Education|

Nearly every type of career sees changes over the years. Health care, technology, food preparation, manufacturing, agriculture and even clothes manufacturing have changed over the decades. Although it can be difficult to see these changes when you're hyper-focused on your career, they become much easier to see when you examine the changes over the preceding centuries. Nearly all fields have become more streamlined. Work goes faster, digital technology has taken over most fields and health care has changed as [...]

26 04, 2019

How AEDs Work and Why Early Defibrillation Matters

April 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 [...]

24 04, 2019

How CPR Evolved and Why It Still Saves Lives Today

April 24th, 2019|Categories: Basic Life Support Articles, CPR Training Articles|Tags: |

Learning CPR is an important part of any health-based career and is also important for many other professionals as well. Having this certification can help you feel confident whenever you're out in the community because you’ll be able to respond to life-threatening circumstances with ease. Certification may also help you get a new job or further your career and can look great on your resume. However, you may be wondering just how CPR came to be and how medical [...]

19 04, 2019

How Do I Get CNA Certified?

April 19th, 2019|Categories: Advanced Nursing, Classes|

CNAs are seen as the backbone of bedside nursing. While they don’t have the ability to do all that doctors and nurses do, they’re often the people seen most frequently by patients, especially those in hospitals and long-term care facilities. Thus, your decision to become CNA-certified is not only a smart one for your career growth but also a compassionate one for all those who need specialized physical help. What Does a CNA Do? CNAs provide the majority of bedside [...]

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