ArticleThe Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society2020
An investigation into specialist practice nurses' knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidelines in a tertiary hospital in Gauteng Province, South Africa.
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- Knowledge and practice of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation among nurses in the Emergency Department of a tertiary hospital in Ghana.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2026Article
- The competency of nurses in basic life support at district hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2025Observational
- Assessment of preparedness and proficiency in basic and advanced life support among nursing professionals: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation at a Selected Training Hospital in Namibia: A Cross-Sectional Survey.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
Background: Cardiac arrest is among the major causes of sudden deaths globally. Although out-of-hospital cardiac arrest occurs more commonly, in-hospital cardiac arrest is still a major health problem. Critical care areas provide care to critically ill patients who are at risk of cardiac arrest. It is important that nurses are knowledgeable and competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in order to optimise the patient's chances of survival and quality of life after cardiac arrest. Objectives: To investigate specialist practice nurses' knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for CPR. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was utilised. We sampled all critical care registered nurses ( Results: The mean CPR knowledge score was 46%. A score of 84% was considered adequate for a pass, and no respondents achieved this score. The majority of the respondents (80.85%; Conclusion: The CPR knowledge of specialist practice nurses was suboptimal for the care required in high-risk settings. Further training is indicated. Contributions of the study: We showed that specialist nurses working in critical care environments at a public hospital in Johannesburg scored poorly in a CPR knowledge test.
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