The effectiveness of a hands-on training programme on basic life support for nursing professionals
Keywords:
basic life support, in-service education, nursing professionalAbstract
Background: The diagnosis of abrupt cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency response system, followed by resuscitation and fast defibrillation, is known as Basic Life Support (BLS) (BLS). 1 It's vital to emphasise the necessity of teaching basic life support (BLS) to nursing professionals so that they can be equipped with BLS information and be able to handle critical cases in their clinical setting. Aim: - The aim of this study is to assess is to check effectiveness of the in-service education program on knowledge regarding BLS among the Nursing Professionals. Methods: This is an Experimental research study, the data related to knowledge regarding BLS was collected among 300 Professional Nurses before and after the administration of the Hands-on training program. Results: According to the data, out of 300 nurses tested, 260 (86.66%) had low knowledge, 40 (13.33%) had regular knowledge, and none had a good understanding of BLS. Out of 300 Nurses assessed, only 06 (2%) exhibited poor knowledge, 119 (39.66%) had moderate knowledge, and 175 (58.33%) had strong knowledge. At the 0.05 level of significance, the estimated value t-value of 49.80 was bigger than the tabulated t-value.
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