The CPR RN

07/28/2026

🎥 This is what it looks like in real life.

A man collapsed at a bowling alley on league night. A retired paramedic, an off-duty deputy, and a responding officer stepped in — CPR, then an AED. He survived.

This is what you're training people to do. Watch the video and remember why you show up.

"I think we have angels all around us on Earth in the form of people. People who help." — Dennis Kelley, survivor

https://www.fox10tv.com/2026/07/27/man-survives-cardiac-arrest-bowling-alley-after-bystanders-revive-him/

When a man collapsed at a bowling alley, three bystanders stepped in and saved his life.

07/26/2026

💙 She left nursing to work at the post office. But the moment an 8-month-old stopped breathing in front of her, 13 years of training took over.

"There was no thinking in that situation. I just jumped into action."

That's what you're building in every class you teach. Not just skill — instinct.

Keep going. It matters.

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-postal-clerk-helps-save-8-month-old-baby-who-stopped-breathing

A former nurse working as a postal clerk jumped into action to perform CPR on a baby in Greenlee County. The 8-month-old is recovering after heart surgery.

07/22/2026

$9,760.00

That payment hit my business account today. 44 days late.

Not because the client didn't want to pay. Because they were transitioning to a new fiscal year and purchase orders work on their timeline, not yours.

Here's what happened in those 44 days:

We delivered the training. We paid for AHA course materials out of pocket. We paid the instructors who showed up and did the work. Over $3,000 of RGV CPR's own money went out the door before a single dollar came back in. I stressed about making payroll, paying lease for my office space, and having enough to pay our quarterly sales taxes.

That's the part nobody talks about when they say "land a big client."

A lot of small CPR businesses won't accept purchase orders. And I get it, the risk is real. You are essentially extending credit to an organization you may not know well, covering costs you haven't been reimbursed for yet, and waiting on a timeline you don't control.

But here is the truth: if you want to work with schools, municipalities, and corporate clients - the ones with real training budgets, you have to be able to play by their rules. And their rules include purchase orders, net-30 terms, fiscal year cycles, and procurement processes that move slowly.

You don't have to accept every purchase order. But if you never accept any, you will only work with clients who can pay you today. And that limits the size of the business you can build.

Want to play big? Be ready to put your own money in first. Be ready to wait. And build enough cash reserve that a 44-day delay doesn't sink you.

Today the money came. And it was worth the wait.

But I won't pretend the waiting was easy.

07/20/2026

Basic and Advanced Life Support training all day today with the incredible UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine students! 👣❤️

I’m truly grateful that RGV CPR has been invited back for the third consecutive year to provide this important training and certification. It’s an honor to help prepare these future healthcare professionals with the lifesaving skills they'll carry throughout their careers. 🙏

07/19/2026

Sunday morning setup. ☕

Manikins ready. Pocket masks laid out. AHA materials on the table.
And yes - it's Sunday.

Here's something I had to learn early in this business: the moment you start scheduling classes around YOUR convenience instead of your client's, you start losing clients.

The best time to train someone is when it works for them. Early morning. Late afternoon. Saturday. Sunday. If you want to build a real CPR business, your schedule has to flex around theirs.

Is it always convenient? No.
Would part of me rather still be in my pajamas sipping coffee right now? Absolutely. 😄

But this is what building a business looks like.

Show up when others won't. That's your competitive advantage. 💪

07/17/2026

📣Mark your calendars!

07/17/2026

"In the chaos, look for the calmest person in the room. That's your leader."

That's the person you're training.

Not the paramedic. Not the doctor. The childcare provider. The personal trainer. The warehouse supervisor on the floor. The person who had no idea they'd ever need this - until the moment they did.

Our job as CPR instructors isn't just to teach compressions and rescue breaths. It's to hand someone the one thing that makes calm possible in chaos: preparation.

Because calm isn't a personality trait. It's what quality training looks like under pressure.

Every class you teach is an opportunity to create that person - the one who doesn't freeze, who doesn't wait for someone else to act, who kneels down and starts compressions because they've done this before, even if only in a classroom.

That's leadership. And you're the one building it. 🫀

07/16/2026

🚁 Drones are now delivering AEDs to cardiac arrests before the ambulance arrives.

The researchers said it themselves: the bystander is still the weak link. The drone drops the device. Someone on the ground has to use it.

Drop your thoughts below. 👇

Duke Health researchers are dispatching AED-carrying drones to live 911 cardiac arrest calls in North Carolina, testing whether autonomous delivery can beat ambulances by the minutes that decide survival.

07/16/2026

Large corporate trainings can be amazing opportunities - but they require more than saying yes and showing up with a manikin.

Before taking on a larger group, make sure the expectations are clear on both sides. For my corporate trainings, I use an agreement that outlines key details like:

✔ Training location
✔ Date and time
✔ Price, deposit, and referenced quote/invoice numbers
✔ Anticipated class size
✔ Certification eligibility requirements
✔ Room setup and audiovisual needs
✔ Day-of-training contact name and cell phone number

These details matter because they protect the client, protect the instructors, and create a smoother training day for everyone involved.

The bigger the training, the more important the planning. 💛

If you’re a CPR instructor building your business, don’t just focus on getting the booking, focus first on building the systems that will help you deliver professionally.

07/14/2026

There is nothing more important in business than two things: letting people know you exist, and building trust.

And you can't build trust without consistency.

I need to be honest about something - I have not been consistent showing up here. The day-to-day of running a small business and wearing every hat that comes with it, has kept me busier than usual these past few months - and this page has paid the price.

I know this lesson. I teach this lesson. And I still let it slip.

So consider this me, showing back up. That's my goal moving forward. It should be yours too.

We're actually digging into this exact topic this week in CPR Biz Accelerator - consistency, trust, and what it really takes to grow a CPR business. If you're not in the group yet, it's a good week to join.