Effectiveness of Basic Life Support Training Workshop among Nurses: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Effectiveness of Basic Life Support Training

Authors

  • Muhammad Imran Sindh Government Hospital, New Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan
  • . Raja Ziauddin University, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Jeevat Kumar Ziauddin University, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Tahira Mukhtar British College of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v4i05.745

Keywords:

Effectiveness, Basic Life Support Training, Nurses, Knowledge, Practice

Abstract

Cardiac arrest is fatal if immediate and fast care is not provided by basic life support within the first three to four minutes following cardiac arrest increases the chances of survival. The cardiac arrest must be considered a medical emergency. Cardiovascular arrest is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of basic life support training workshop on nurse’s knowledge and practice at a private tertiary care hospital of Karachi. Methods: This hospital-based quasi-experimental study was accomplished at Darul Sehat Hospital, Karachi. The study duration was three months, from January to March 2020. The sample size was calculated through GPower; the estimated sample size was 35 nurses. The collected data was analyzed by using software named SPSS version-20. The mean score of pre- and post-basic life support training was computed by using paired t-test and McNemar. p-value ≤ 0.05 is considered the level of significance. Results: Before the basic life support training session, only 13 (27.1%) participants performed good in the knowledge test, while after training, 35 (100%) participants achieved a good result in the knowledge. In the skill test, the percentage of participants passing the scenarios increased significantly by 94.3%, with a p-value=0.001. Conclusions: It is concluded that basic life support training workshops significantly improved the nurses' knowledge and performance related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Hence, it is recommended that periodical training of basic life support is essential for nurses to enhance their knowledge and skills that improve victim survival

Author Biographies

. Raja, Ziauddin University, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan

 

 

Jeevat Kumar, Ziauddin University, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Karachi, Pakistan

 

 

Tahira Mukhtar, British College of Nursing, Karachi, Pakistan

 

 

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DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v4i05.745
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Imran, M. ., Raja, ., Kumar, J. ., & Mukhtar, T. . (2023). Effectiveness of Basic Life Support Training Workshop among Nurses: A Quasi-Experimental Study: Effectiveness of Basic Life Support Training . Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, 4(05), 58–62. https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v4i05.745

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