Effect of Structured Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training Program on Nursing’ Competence

Abstract

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training is mandatory for nursing staff, whereas the ability to respond quickly and effectively to a cardiac arrest situation rests on nursing competence. Aim: to evaluate the effectiveness of structured cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program on nursing' competence. Subjects& Methods: A quasiexperimental design was used to fulfil the aim of the study. Subjects: A convenience sample of 60 critical care nurses who were recruited from critical care units. Study setting: This study was carried out at five critical care units affiliated to Minia University Hospitals, Egypt. Tools of data collection: were; First Tool: "Structured Questionnaire" it consists of (two parts): Part I: Nurses' personal data such as age, and gender; Part II: Nurses' knowledge assessment about resuscitation process and its role in resuscitation, Second Tool: Observational checklist for assessment nurses' performance of resuscitation. Results: There was a highly statistically significant difference in critical care nurses' knowledge and performance pre-and post-structured cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program. also, there was no statistically significant correlation between all personal characteristics for studied nurses and their total performance score pre-and post-structured cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program except in a studied sample's age categories. Conclusion: Improvement was obvious in the level of knowledge and performance of CPR of critical care nurses under study after attending structured cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program. Recommendation: Structured CPR training program should be available to train critical care nurses.

Effectiveness of Training Programme on the Quality of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation among Health Care Providers in Critical Care Units at Governmental Hospitals in Gaza Strip

“…Additionally, except for the age groups of the study sample, there was no statistically significant link between any of the analyzed nurses' personal characteristics and their overall performance scores before and after a structured cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program. After completing a structured cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program, critical care nurses under study showed a clear improvement in their level of knowledge and CPR performance (Elsayed et al, 2021).…”