 Hi and welcome to Nursing School Explained. In this video I'm going to discuss the importance of being prepared for emergencies. Not that long ago I was at a local sporting event and the need to provide CPR for a community member occurred. And what happened was that I did not expect this emergency to happen and so it took me a little bit by surprise. And although I have all the years of training in the emergency department and teaching and have a lot of experience with providing CPR and advanced cardiac life support, it was a stressful situation for me. So I wanted to make this video to encourage you to go over the emergency guidelines because whether you're in the clinical setting at an outpatient facility, at an inpatient facility somewhere out in the community or maybe even a family member, you may be called or you may have the opportunity to help somebody by providing CPR. And it is very important to stay up to date on the guidelines and to take a little refresher every so often because like I said, situations like that can be very stressful and if you are not familiar with the protocol and the different guidelines and kind of have that down like a T, it's going to take a little bit of adjustment to the situation at hand and you're jeopardizing the life of that person in front of you because you really are able or should be able to provide help for them. So whether that is in the clinical setting or somewhere in your personal life, know that it is very important to always be up to date on the latest guidelines and also know your state laws and regulations when it comes to bystander or good Samaritan CPR or the good Samaritan law. So I've come up with a couple of videos where I go over the most important reminders or points for CPR guidelines from the 2020 American Heart Association. And those are both videos for adults as well as infants and children. So these videos will be coming out in the next few weeks here. So make sure to check back and check them out so that you can refresh your memory and then be prepared to help your patients anywhere at any time. Thanks so much for watching. See you soon.