Jurnal internasional Afrika vol.11 issue 3 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Impact of structured basic life-support course on nurses' cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills: Experience of a paediatric department in low-resource country
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Jurnal internasional Afrika vol.11 issue 3 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Impact of structured basic life-support course on nurses' cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills: Experience of a paediatric department in low-resource country
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Impact of structured basic life-support course on nurses' cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills: Experience of a paediatric department in low-resource country
Subject
Basic life support (BLS)
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Education
Low-resource
Developing countries
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Education
Low-resource
Developing countries
Description
Introduction: The study aimed to assess the impact of a modified paediatric basic life support (BLS) training on
paediatric nurses' knowledge and skills in the main tertiary level public hospital in Rwanda.
Methods: A prospective, before-and-after educational intervention study was performed. Nurses working in the
paediatric department at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK) were enrolled after consenting to the
study. A modified BLS training was administered using didactic lectures, videos, case discussions, and simula-
tions. Knowledge and skills were assessed before, immediately and six months after the training, using the
American Heart Association (AHA) multiple-choice questions test and simulation scenarios. Ethical approval
from the hospital's investigational review board was obtained before the start of the study.
Results: Fifty-seven nurses working in paediatric department were included in the study, most with advanced
nursing degrees. At baseline, only 3.5% scored above 80% on the knowledge test and none were able to perform
high-quality one-rescuer CPR. Knowledge and high-quality one-rescuer CPR skills improved significantly
immediately after the training, with 63.2% scoring above 80% and 63.2% capable of performing high-quality
one-rescuer CPR (p < 0.01). Six months later, only 45.6% scored above 80% and 15.8% were capable of per-
forming high-quality one-rescuer CPR (p < 0.01). Some skills, such as delivering breaths using bag-mask device,
showed better retention.
Conclusion: In the paediatric department of the main public tertiary care hospital in Rwanda, nurses' baseline
knowledge and skills in providing BLS was poor but can increase with focused BLS training. Due to the decline in
knowledge and skills over six months, the use of debriefing and focused trainings following resuscitation events
and improved implementation of yearly departmental refresher courses are recommended.
paediatric nurses' knowledge and skills in the main tertiary level public hospital in Rwanda.
Methods: A prospective, before-and-after educational intervention study was performed. Nurses working in the
paediatric department at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali (CHUK) were enrolled after consenting to the
study. A modified BLS training was administered using didactic lectures, videos, case discussions, and simula-
tions. Knowledge and skills were assessed before, immediately and six months after the training, using the
American Heart Association (AHA) multiple-choice questions test and simulation scenarios. Ethical approval
from the hospital's investigational review board was obtained before the start of the study.
Results: Fifty-seven nurses working in paediatric department were included in the study, most with advanced
nursing degrees. At baseline, only 3.5% scored above 80% on the knowledge test and none were able to perform
high-quality one-rescuer CPR. Knowledge and high-quality one-rescuer CPR skills improved significantly
immediately after the training, with 63.2% scoring above 80% and 63.2% capable of performing high-quality
one-rescuer CPR (p < 0.01). Six months later, only 45.6% scored above 80% and 15.8% were capable of per-
forming high-quality one-rescuer CPR (p < 0.01). Some skills, such as delivering breaths using bag-mask device,
showed better retention.
Conclusion: In the paediatric department of the main public tertiary care hospital in Rwanda, nurses' baseline
knowledge and skills in providing BLS was poor but can increase with focused BLS training. Due to the decline in
knowledge and skills over six months, the use of debriefing and focused trainings following resuscitation events
and improved implementation of yearly departmental refresher courses are recommended.
Creator
Christian Umuhoza , Lei Chen , Juliette Unyuzumutima , Natalie McCall
Source
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2021.03.014
Date
31 March 2021
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
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Christian Umuhoza , Lei Chen , Juliette Unyuzumutima , Natalie McCall, “Jurnal internasional Afrika vol.11 issue 3 2021
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Impact of structured basic life-support course on nurses' cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills: Experience of a paediatric department in low-resource country,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed March 12, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1845.
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Impact of structured basic life-support course on nurses' cardiopulmonary resuscitation knowledge and skills: Experience of a paediatric department in low-resource country,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed March 12, 2025, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1845.