Effectiveness of a Training Program on Improving the Knowledge, Attitude and Skill in Providing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)―An Interventional Study Thulung Swapnil1, Sheilini Melita2,*, Christabel Soumya3 1MSc Nursing, Dept.of Medical Surgical Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, MAHE, Manipal 2Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), Dept.of Medical Surgical Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, MAHE, Manipal 3Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), Dept.of Medical Surgical Nursing, Manipal College of Nursing Manipal, MAHE, Manipal *Corresponding Author: Dr. Melita Sheilini, Asst. Professor (Selection Grade) Manipal College of Nursing, MAHE, Manipal-576104. Phone: 8095976561, Email: shyli.mel@manipal.edu
Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract Background and Aim The key factor in any cardiac arrest situation is the amount of time lost before a patient is shifted to the hospital. This study aimed to develop awareness among the study participants in cardiac emergencies and to enhance their knowledge, attitude and skill in performing hands-on Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), to bring down the rate of deaths due to sudden cardiac arrest outside hospitals. Subjects and Method The study was conducted using pre-experimental research design and convenient sampling technique was used to select 80 employees working in a selected institute as study participants. Data was collected over a period of six weeks using three different tools viz. structured knowledge questionnaire, attitude scale and skill checklist on CPR. Results In the pre-test 26.2% of the participants had average level of knowledge and 73% had poor knowledge on CPR, whereas in the post-test 42.5% had good knowledge and 55% had average knowledge on CPR. Only 20% of the participants had favorable attitude towards CPR in the pretest, which did not have a significant change during the post-test as 82.5% of the participants still maintained unfavourable attitude. However the skill of the participants increased from 100% of the participants being unskillful in the pre-test to 76.2% gaining the basic skills on CPR and the rest of the participants were given remediation until they became skillful. Conclusion The training program was effective in increasing the knowledge, and teaching the participants with skills of providing CPR. Top Keywords Attitude, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Knowledge, Clinical Skill, Education. Top |