Seventeen years of life support courses for nurses: where are we now?

Abstract

The Life Support Course for Nurses (LSCN) equips nurses with the resuscitation skills to be fi rst responders in in-hospital cardiac arrests. Seventeen years after the initiation of the LSCN, a confi dential cross-sectional Qualtrics™ survey was conducted in May 2016 on LSCN graduands to assess the following: confi dence in nurse-initiated resuscitation post-LSCN; defi brillation experience and outcomes; and perceived barriers and usefulness of the LSCN. The majority of respondents reported that the course was useful and enhanced their confi dence in resuscitation. Skills retention can be enhanced by organising frequent team-based resuscitation training. Resuscitation successes should be publicised to help overcome perceived barriers.

Development and semantic validation of an instrument for the assessment of knowledge and attitudes towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adolescents

“…Various authors indicate that the level of comprehension of the questions increases after the training intervention, with the doubts being generated from content and not from comprehension. ( 15 , 20 ) The semantic validation of the instruments indicates that they are well constructed from the point of view of communicative, that is, they adequately show their intention and purpose,( 10 ) however, some observations were noted by the adolescents and adapted according to suggestions for understanding the questions in their entire context. Several studies have measured the self-efficacy or self-confidence of professionals and/or students of health sciences regarding their CPR skills, stating that both increase with the experience studied and with the re-accreditation of competence through periodic training activities.…”

Validation of evaluating instrument for training nurses in cardiopulmonary resuscitation / Validação de instrumento avaliativo para capacitação de enfermeiros em ressuscitação cardiopulmonar

“…6 Regarding the characterization of the study professionals, the time of professional experience corroborates with the literature, which emphasizes that the longer time of experience and continuous training for CRA care is directly related to the effectiveness of care. 12 On the professional qualification of the participants, studies prove that the time for the loss of skills, after a CPR training consists on average of three to six months, if not practiced continuously. 13 In view of this information, the importance of the periodicity of training of health professionals in the care of victims of CRA is emphasized.…”

Training for nurses using realistic simulation

“…Absence of experience with emergency situations after participating in training sessions reduces the confidence gained after simulations [11]. Furthermore, such skills have been shown to wane 3 to 6 months after the intervention if not further developed or practiced frequently [5].…”