Authors

Francisco Paredes-Garza1, Esther Presa-Vázquez1, Cristina Oter-Quintana2, María Luisa Martínez-Martín3

Position

1Graduado en Enfermería. Unidad de Cuidados Críticos. Hospital Universitario La Paz. Madrid2Máster en Ciencias de la Enfermería. Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Miembro del Grupo de Investigación en Enfermería y Cuidados de Salud. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Puerta de Hierro-Segovia de Arana (IDIPHISA)3Licenciada en Ciencias Políticas y Sociología. Departamento de Enfermería. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Contact address

Cristina Oter Quintana. Departamento de Enfermería. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. C/ Arzobispo Morcillo, 4. 28029 Madrid.

Contact email: cristina.oter@uam.es

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention on basic life support (BLS) for adults in Nursing Degree students, and to analyse knowledge consolidation at short and medium term.
Method: a quasi-experimental study with pre-post design in a single arm. Participants were Nursing students from a Spanish university. The intervention consisted of one theoretical session and one practical session. The level of knowledge about BLS was evaluated before the intervention, after the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and at six months, with an ad hoc questionnaire prepared by certified instructors. A pre-post analysis was conducted with the McNemar test and a significance level p≤ 0,05.
Results: 128 students completed the questionnaire initially and immediately after the intervention, and 83 students completed the questionnaire after 6 months. The participants were mostly 19-to-25-year-old females who had no previous training on BLS. The analysis of knowledge immediately after the intervention showed a statistically significant increase for all answers vs. the pre-intervention questionnaire. At six months, the level of knowledge continued being higher, although no significant differences were found in those questions about the correct order in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the quality of chest compressions. Post-intervention knowledge was significantly reduced at six months, except for the question regarding the detection of gasping and the key points for an adequate ventilation in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, which did not achieve statistical significance.
Conclusions: training intervention increases knowledge at short and medium term.

Keywords:

Resuscitation; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; basic Life Support; Nursing education; nursing students; teaching

Versión en Español

Título:

Eficacia de una intervención sobre soporte vital básico en estudiantes de grado de Enfermería