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CPR Goals & Objectives for a Job

Many jobs require CPR certification in order to obtain employment. The objectives and goals for CPR depend on the position for which the certification is required. If it is a more advanced medical position, CPR will be merely the base of a more complicated regimen. For jobs such as camp counselor, babysitter or teacher, the requirements are more based at keeping a person viable until professionals arrive.

  1. Objectives for Emergency Medical Workers

    • For Emergency Medical workers in the field, the objectives include proper administration of CPR, working with shocking devices in order to restart the heart, and keeping the patient viable until the workers can get the patient to an emergency room. In recent years, the focus of CPR has changed from getting oxygen into the body to circulation. Getting the blood to circulate to keep the brain healthy is the current practice for CPR. Compressions have become the focus over breathing for the victim.

    For Camp Counselors and Teachers

    • Camp counselors, teachers and others who work with children are often required to go through CPR certification. The main goal for these individuals is to get the blood circulating as fast as possible if there has been any kind of accident. The objective is to get the child breathing again on their own before the arrival of the professionals or to keep the body as oxygenated as possible if the child does not start breathing. If water has been involved, the focus of the CPR often leans toward breathing as opposed to circulation in order to clear the lungs of any water that might have been taken in during the experience. Many times these victims only need the "resuscitation" portion of CPR because their heart is still beating.

    For Nurses

    • For nurses, CPR must be performed until a doctor can be obtained. It is the objective of the nurse to get the patient functioning again on their own, but once the doctor comes, the means of reaching the goal can be shifted to a specific drug regimen. Drugs such as Vasopressors are given to improve aortic pressure in the heart. Epinephrine is given in order to press the speed the conduction of the current in the heart up to "trick" it into beating again. Professionals are also required to be more detailed in their knowledge of the heart and how it works. This helps ensure the safety of the patients when dealing with electro-cardioverting and drug interventions.

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