Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Among Fourth- Year Nursing Students at Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine and Associated
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Background: Nurses are in frequent contact with patients, making them often the first to identify a cardiac arrest situation within a hospital setting. Timely cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can significantly double the survival chances of patients experiencing cardiac arrest. Numerous global studies have reported suboptimal results when assessing CPR competence among nursing students, leading to recommendations for adjustments in nursing education.
Objective: To assess the levels of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among 4th year nursing students; To determine the relationship between various factors and the success rate of CPR practice in this population.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study with analysis was conducted on 102 4th year nursing students from 2018 - 2022 at Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine. Data were entered using Excel 2010 software and analyzed using SPSS version 20.
Results: There are 10.8% of nursing students have good CPR knowledge, 61.8% of nursing students have a possitive attitude about CPR and only 8.8% of nursing students achieved adequate CPR practice. In addition, the study found a correlation between the factors “CPR knowledge”, “CPR attitude”, “Received CPR updates”, “Had prior CPR experience”, “Nursing specialty” and “CPR practice”.
Conclusions: The level of CPR practice of 4th year nursing students at Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine is low and should be improved before graduation. However, the students' attitude towards CPR is generally positive.
DOI: 10.59715/pntjmp.4.3.9
