Straight A Nursing
#398: Mock Code Blue - Put Your ACLS Skills to the Test
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:38:34
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Synopsis
In this episode, we delve into a simulated emergency scenario to refresh and reinforce Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) skills. The setting involves Mr. Williams, a 63-year-old with multiple comorbidities, who presents to the ER with heart palpitations that escalate into a much more severe condition. The episode covers the progression of his condition and escalation of care that includes things like synchronized cardioversion, defibrillation and medications. If you are nervous about your ACLS certification, want to refresh your memory, or simply want to understand what’s happening during a code, you definitely want to hit play on this episode! ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references Tips for your first code blue - Not sure you’ll survive your first code? Boost your confidence with these tips! Review pacemakers - Get a concise but effective overview of pacemakers in this episode. FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class