Hi, Tammy,

Sorry, but you can’t get a copy of BKAT without paying for it. It’s protected. Our very own nursebob site is great to help you feel comfortable about strips, though, and as “mammabear” (sorry, there was no name on the posting) noted, ACLS will be good to review if you don’t already know it working on PCU (you can find it online by googling “ACLS protocols”).

There are a few other online places you might try, such as http://www.medi-smart.com/megacode1.htm (has 2 Mega Code case studies), http://www.medi-smart.com/megacode3.htm (case study for chest pain), http://www.medi-smart.com/cc20.htm (ARDS network), http://www.medi-smart.com/cc-blau.html (cardiac exam and auscultation tutorials),   http://www.ecglibrary.com, http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/heart/egcyhome.html, http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8154 (go to “gameroom” for a cardiac crossword), and http://www.pacep.org (for PA cath practice).

Actually, just go to http://www.medi-smart.com/criticalcare.htm and the whole page has a lot of links that will be helpful for anyone in critical care.

Good luck in getting back into critical care. I returned after almost 3 years out with my back and another year in school/nonbedside capacity, and it’s amazing how it stays with you. You just keep up with journals and what you hear, and since you’ve been in PCU you are ahead of the game. But they will still need to give you an orientation period, and that’s when you will be able to focus on what’s changed since the last time you were back in the ICU.

Mary