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It’s time to be a Strong Nurse

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I was about to ‘boost’ a patient up in the bed with a colleague and I noticed how strong she was. I hardly did anything! Later that night, a patient coded and she started CPR. I noticed that she could do it for such a long time with so much force. She’d take a break just for a few minutes before she took over again.

When I took over, I realized how little endurance I had. I was wiped out after a minute.

After the code, another colleague mentioned how she heard pumping noises right before the code was called. She knew that it was that strong nurse doing CPR.

After I went home for the day, I felt my abs hurting.

This made me think about all the strong nurses there are. Especially in the ICU. Especially her. So she’s my strong nurse idol. I want to be a strong nurse.

I bought new running shoes and workout clothes yesterday from Adidas. I haven’t had a sports bra since high school (I’ve been swimming instead). I have to build my endurance. Do free weights. Etc.

It’s time to be a strong nurse.

And I’m bringing my boyfriend along for the ride.

Strong nurse!

Free BLS / ACLS giveaway

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I’ve done annual CPR/AED classes for the American Red Cross consecutively for 5 years throughout college because I was a ARC swim instructor for the City of New York (yup, that was my part time job!). However, for hospitals, they require BLS certification from the American Heart Association. Since I knew the sequence and the ARC and AHA requirements are nearly identical, and I didn’t want to shell out more money, I tried out an online BLS certification.

There were videos for review and I passed the x item test. I got the certificate in the mail. I gave it to my hospital and they accepted it. Woot!

Anyway, the reason I’m writing about my online CPR/AED BLS certification course is because through ACLS Medical Training, I am able to offer a giveaway!! ONE free BLS, ACLS, or PALS course == you pick (worth up to $275). This is an honor of National Nurses Week (and yes, I realize that I’m a week late but hey, free stuff is still free stuff!!).

Personally, I did my first ACLS class during my orientation for critical care in class. I liked the hands on aspect of it and I’m not sure if I would be comfortable doing it online. Prior to the first class, we had to complete a pretest getting 80% or higher  using the code ‘compression‘. It’s helpful to have the algorithms in front of you.

I think an online course is good for people who have had a lot of experience with CPR/AED. Anyway, I’ve never used this before so here it goes. Enter into the raffle. The giveaway ends May 22.

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