dc.contributor.author | Munezero, John Bosco Tamu | |
dc.contributor.author | Atuhaire, Catherine | |
dc.contributor.author | Groves, Sara | |
dc.contributor.author | Cumber, Samuel Nambile | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-14T12:55:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-14T12:55:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-06-11 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Munezero, J. B. T., Atuhaire, C., Groves, S., & Cumber, S. N. (2018). Assessment of nurses knowledge and skills following cardiopulmonary resuscitation training at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda. The Pan African Medical Journal, 30. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1196 | |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is considered a core emergency skill in which all health care professionals must be proficient. CPR remains a new procedure in developing compared to develop countries. The objective of this study was to assess Nurses Knowledge and Skills following Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital. Methods: A prospective pre/post intervention design was adopted. CPR knowledge and skills of 32 nurses from MRRH were assed using two tools. Tool I consisted of 17 item of multiple choice questions that assessed CPR knowledge. Tool II involved an observation checklist of 15-point skills questions. A penalty score of 5 or 10 or 20 was set for each question, based on the guideline. Results: The average score prior to instruction was 53.8 for knowledge and posttest 82.5, and for skills was 46 pre-instructions and 81.5 post instruction. There was a statistically significant (p < 0.001) improvement in the CPR knowledge and (p = 0.02) for CPR skills. The percentage change in respondent's knowledge and skills ranged from 16.8% to137.2% with a mean of 59.9% for knowledge and from 19.18% to 2115.6% with a mean of 159.8% for the skills assessment. Conclusion: Respondents had inadequate CPR knowledge and skills at pretest. The study revealed statistically significant improvement in both knowledge and skills of CPR for all nurses post training. There was a significant change in nurses' skills than in knowledge post training. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Pan African Medical Journal | en_US |
dc.subject | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation | en_US |
dc.subject | Knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject | Nurse | en_US |
dc.subject | Training | en_US |
dc.subject | Manikin | en_US |
dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
dc.title | Assessment of nurses knowledge and skills following cardiopulmonary resuscitation training at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |