Basic Life Support is the foundation of resuscitation training and the prerequisite for ACLS and PALS. These posts cover everything from comparing BLS, ACLS, and PALS to understanding what’s changed in the latest AHA guidelines, how different training formats stack up, and what to expect from skills-based assessments like the CPR Verification Station™. Whether you’re choosing a course for the first time or staying current as standards evolve, this is the resource hub.
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12, 2018
Confident Enough to Run a Code
Confidence is defined as your ability to rely completely on someone or something. As a health care worker, you need to have confidence in your coworkers, but you also need to have a strong reliance on your own ability. This is called self-confidence. One of the areas in which it is easiest to lack self-confidence is in running or participating in a code. You may feel as if you wouldn’t have a clue what to do if your patient [...]
