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Nurses... CPR ?

karleegirlkarleegirl member
in February 2012 Moms
My practice just got bought out by the big hospital system here. We now have to do CPR skills checkoff on the dummies hooked to the computer, no instructor. Well I couldn't pass. It told me I wasn't doing chest compressions hard enough. I know how to do CPR. I did it 2 weeks ago and cracked some ribs so I'm sure I can press hard enough.
I had to request a session with an instructor. I feel like a complete dumb ass.. Apparently this is very common, the manikins are way to sensitive.
Anyone else have issues with this type of check off?
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Re: Nurses... CPR ?

  • liberty95liberty95 member
    Yes! Those darn maniquinns are very hard to compress, much more so than an actual person. At my last course I had so much trouble compressing enough to turn the light from red to green green obviously indicating full compression. Luckily the instructor was present and could clearly see I was doing my compression correctly and I passed, so meeting with the instructor is a good idea they can tell the difference between operator error vs. possible computer error.
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  • karleegirlkarleegirl member
    Thanks Liberty. I felt so dumb. I spent over an hour trying to pass.
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