Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a skill that all registered nurses
should maintain. In South Africa, a new healthcare trend towards
accreditation in this skill is emerging. It is assumed that nurses are
competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but studies indicate a
problem of poor retention ofboth knowledge and skills in this area.
A non-experimental, quantitative, descriptive and contextual
research project was undertaken with the aim of exploring the
knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation of registered nurses
working in the wards of selected private hospitals in the Western
Cape Peninsula.
A convenience sample of thirty registered nurses completed a
multiple-choice questionnaire. The questions in the questionnaire
were derived from a literature review as well as the basic and
advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation algorithms. Analysis of
the data indicated that the level of knowledge of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation was inadequate particularly in the areas of medication
and the rationale underlying interventions.
Recommendations that were made included proposals that cardiopulmonary resuscitation training programmes be revised;
and that employers ensure that registered nursing ,staff are formally
trained on an annual basis. / Health Studies / M.A. (Nursing Science)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/16984 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Hutchings, Pauline Linda Joan |
| Contributors | Botha, Anna Dorethea Helena, 1954- |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xv, 104 leaves) |
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