scholarly journals Retention of Knowledge and Skills in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Among Clinical and Intensive Care Professionals After Educational Intervention

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nyagra Ribeiro de Araujo ◽  
Miguel Antonio Moretti ◽  
Raul Amaral de Araújo ◽  
Antonio Carlos Palandri Chagas
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Total Period ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Retention Of Knowledge

Abstract Background: Health professionals are expected to be competent in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), thus requiring acquisition and maintenance of knowledge and practice. If time is an important factor associated with the loss of these competencies, acting in CPR situations more frequently may contribute to greater retention. Thus, this study aimed to compare the retention of knowledge and skills in CPR among health professionals in clinical and intensive care after educational intervention. Methods: Intervention, prospective and analytical study. Nursing professionals from the clinical care unit (CCU) and intensive care unit (ICU) received a first theoretical and practical CPR training, called T1, and a retraining nine months later, called T2, being followed for a total period of 18 months. The comparison of the percentage score of knowledge and practice between the evaluations was made by the Wilcoxon test and Friedman's test, considered significant for p<0.05. Results: 56 professionals participated in all stages of the study, 34 CCU professionals and 22 ICU professionals. Soon after T1, the ICU group showed a greater ease of learning (p=0.032), which disappeared after T2, showing a leveling of the groups. Regarding skills, they also reduced with time in a similar way between groups. However, nine months after T2, even reducing practical skills, they were significantly higher in ICU professionals compared to those in the CCU (p=0.018). Knowledge retention nine months after T1 and T2 was similar between groups. However, nine months after T2 the ICU professionals were able to retain more practical skills in CPR (p=0.030). Conclusions: The retraining improved knowledge in both groups in a similar way, but the ICU group retained more practical skills, reinforcing the thesis that a higher frequency of action in CPR situations favors the retention of skills.

A Cross Sectional Study on Knowledge and Practice Towards Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Among Health Professionals Working at Mekelle University, Mekelle Ethiopia.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kore Menjie Benwu ◽  
Hagos Gebregziabher Gebremedhin ◽  
Naod Bulti Etanaa ◽  
Haftom Berhane Desta
Keyword(s):  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Current Guideline ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Specialized Hospital ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Abstract Background: - Quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a procedure needs to be done to save life of cardiac arrest victim. It is significant for health professionals to successfully perform such lifesaving skills that they rarely perform. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and skill towards cardiopulmonary resuscitation among health professionals working at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital. Method: - Institution-based cross sectional-study design was applied among different level of health care provider at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital. SPSS version 20 used for data analysis and Chi-Square test applied to determine the association between different variables. Result: - Two hundred forty-five participants were originally engaged in this study over a month with a response rate of 100%. One hundred sixty-nine (68.98%) were nurses by profession and 169 (68.9%) of the participants had work experience of fewer than five years. When the service year of the participants increases, the practice adherence to the current guideline is very apart from the participant who had less years of experience which is statically significant (chi-square = 20.888, P = 0.0004). Conclusions: - Our result demonstrates that health professionals who works at Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital had inadequate knowledge and practice for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

scholarly journals Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Performance Regarding Caring Patients With Head Injury: An Educational Intervention

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Eman Elsayed Hussein Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Head Injury ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Head injury (HI) is one of the major causes of disability, death and health related costs. The primary goal of nursing management in head injury is to maintain adequate cerebral tissue perfusion. This study aimed to evaluate the intensive care unit nurses’ performance regarding caring patients with head injury: Setting at Zagazig University Hospitals. Material and methods: a quasi-experimental (pre/post and follow up-test design) research design was utilized. A convenient sample of (45) nurses who provide direct care for head injury patients in neurological and stroke Intensive care Unit. Data was obtained using two main tools; head injury care knowledge assessment questionnaire with the socio-demographic data sheet, and head injury care practice observational checklists. The instructional intervention was designed based on an extensive revision of the related, recent literature. The intervention was delivered throughout ten weeks. Each week involved three sessions. Every session lasts about forty to sixty minutes. Nurses were divided into 9 groups, 5 nurses each. Results revealed that the mean knowledge and practice scores of nurses are increased immediately after implementation of the program with a significant statistical difference. This increased level slightly decreased following two months of program implementation. In addition, a positive correlation was found between knowledge and practice scores of the study subjects. Therefore, the two stated research hypothesis were supported. Conclusion educational intervention has a positive effect in developing critical care nursing performance regarding caring patient with head injury.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Helping Babies Breathe(HBB) training on knowledge for Health Professionals and Medical Students at Chitwan Medical College

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
U Maharjan ◽  
L Rajbanshi ◽  
G Dhungana
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Educational Effectiveness ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Helping Babies Breathe ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Passing Scores ◽  
Written Test

The educational effectiveness of HBB training on newborn simulator, knowledge of trainees from Doctors, Nurses and Medical Students was evaluated before and after training on 19 & 20 March, 10 & 11 April and 6 & 7 May 2014 respectively. A post course practical skills evaluation was performed on a Neonatalie Newborn Simulator. Participants underwent a 2 day training course of 5 hours each. Thirty nine participants completed the course. The percentages of correct answers on a written test significantly increased from 82% to 99% after training. 100% of the trainees achieved passing scores. The trainees who participate in HBB training can significantly improve their knowledge and skills on simulators. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmc.v4i2.10855 Journal of Chitwan Medical College 2014; 4(2): 17-19

scholarly journals Assessing the Effectiveness of an Educational Program on Compliance with Hand Hygiene in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charalampia Nteli ◽  
Petros Galanis ◽  
Despoina Koumpagioti ◽  
Georgios Poursanidis ◽  
Eleni Panagiotopoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Pediatric Intensive Care ◽  
Baseline Period ◽  
The Impact

Objective. To identify the impact of an educational intervention on compliance of health professionals with hand hygiene. Method. The survey involved nurses, doctors, and physiotherapists who work in pediatric intensive care unit of a pediatric hospital. A multifaceted hand hygiene educational program was introduced with compliance assessed during successive observational surveys. Results. The total healthcare professionals’ compliance increased from 31.8% in the baseline period to 51.5% immediately after the first educational intervention, and it remained at improved levels (45.9%) six months later, while after the completion of the second educational intervention it increased to 67.7%. The nurses’ and doctors’ compliance increased from 30.4% and 28.3% at baseline period to 71.5% and 60.2%, respectively, during the study phases. Finally, physiotherapists’ compliance increased from 37.5% at baseline period to 73.9% after the completion of the second educational intervention. Conclusion. The degree of the staff’s compliance with hand hygiene in the pediatric intensive care unit after the educational program increased substantially. The continuing education and training of health professionals contribute to increasing the degree of compliance with the international recommendations for hand hygiene.

Improvement in Semiconductivity On The Measurement Of Blood Pressure After An Educational Intervention In Health Professionals

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Kallás Bachur ◽  
Sarah Silva Candido ◽  
Gerlia Bernardes Silveira ◽  
Samantha Gurgel Oliveira Sousa ◽  
Joao Hercos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Health Professionals

Endotracheal tube manipulation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the neonatal intensive care unit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaashif A. Ahmad ◽  
Cody L. Henderson ◽  
Steven G. Velasquez ◽  
Jaclyn M. LeVan ◽  
Katy L. Kohlleppel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Endotracheal Tube ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care

scholarly journals Age, Frailty, Resuscitation and Intensive Care: With Reference to COVID-19

Geriatrics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
David G Smithard ◽  
Nadir Abdelhameed ◽  
Thwe Han ◽  
Angelo Pieris
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽  
Distributive Justice ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Distribution Of Resources ◽  
Utilitarian Approach ◽  
The Individual

Discussion regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation and admission to an intensive care unit is frequently fraught in the context of older age. It is complicated by the fact that the presence of multiple comorbidities and frailty adversely impact on prognosis. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and mechanical ventilation are not appropriate for all. Who decides and how? This paper discusses the issues, biases, and potential harms involved in decision-making. The basis of decision making requires fairness in the distribution of resources/healthcare (distributive justice), yet much of the printed guidance has taken a utilitarian approach (getting the most from the resource provided). The challenge is to provide a balance between justice for the individual and population justice.

scholarly journals Effect of nutrition education by health professionals on pregnancy-specific nutrition knowledge and healthy dietary practice among pregnant women in Asmara, Eritrea: a quasi-experimental study

2021 ◽  
pp. bmjnph-2020-000159
Author(s):  
Lidia Ghirmai Teweldemedhin ◽  
Helen Gebretatyos Amanuel ◽  
Soliana Amanuel Berhe ◽  
Ghidey Gebreyohans ◽  
Zemenfes Tsige ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Dietary Practice ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

BackgroundHealthy pregnancy and birth outcomes are greatly influenced by the intake of adequate and balanced nutrition. Pregnant women’s nutritional knowledge and practice have been identified as an important prerequisites for their proper nutritional intake. The antenatal period with the opportunities for regular contact with health professionals appears to be the ideal time and setting to institute the intervention which could maximise pregnant women’s outcome and that of their baby by motivating them to make nutritional changes.ObjectiveTo assess the effect of nutrition education on the appropriate nutritional knowledge and practice of pregnant women.MethodologyA facility-based single-group pre–post quasi-experimental study design was employed in five health facilities providing antenatal care (ANC) service in Asmara on 226 pregnant women. A predesigned and pretested questionnaire was used to collect data regarding nutritional knowledge via interview by trained data collectors during the pretest, immediate post-test and 6 weeks later. The practice was assessed at pre-intervention and 6 weeks later only. Repeated measures analysis of variance and paired t-test were used to make comparisons in knowledge and practice scores, respectively, using SPSS (V.22).ResultsTraining provided to pregnant women resulted in a significant increase on the mean scores of their knowledge from 29.01/47 (SE=0.35) pre-intervention to 42.73/47 (SE=0.24) immediate post-intervention. However, the score declined significantly from immediate after intervention to 6-week follow-up by 1.79 (SE=0.22). Although the score declined, knowledge at 6-week follow-up was still significantly greater than that of pre-intervention (p<0.0001). Health professionals (70.2%) were the primary source of information for pregnant women. The pregnancy-specific dietary practice score at 6-week follow-up (M=13.13/16, SE=0.09) was significantly higher than that of pre-intervention (M=12.55/16, SE=0.16). There was no significant interaction between the categories of demographic characteristics and change in practice and knowledge.ConclusionThis study has shown that the nutrition messages given to pregnant women by trained health professionals using a holistic approach in a sustained manner played a huge role in increasing their knowledge and in introducing positive dietary practices among them. Thus, ANC clinics must play a leading role in coordinating the effort of awareness creation regarding nutrition during pregnancy.

scholarly journals Strategies to Enhance Knowledge and Practical Skills of Triage amongst Nurses Working in the Emergency Departments of Rural Hospitals in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4471
Author(s):  
Thabo Arthur. Phukubye ◽  
Masenyani Oupa. Mbombi ◽  
Tebogo Maria. Mothiba
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Rural Hospitals ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Emergency Unit ◽  
Continuous Training ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Purpose: Lack of knowledge and practical skills on triage remains a global problem, especially within rural hospitals, and very little is known about enhancing the knowledge and skills of emergency nursing staff in rural hospitals of South Africa. The objective was to describe the perceived strategies for enhancing knowledge and practices of triage among nurses working in the emergency departments (EDs) of rural hospitals in South Africa. Research methods: A descriptive qualitative research design was applied to achieve the research objective. A non-probability sampling method was applied to select 17 professional nurses from rural hospitals. An unstructured face-to-face interview method was used to collect data. Data collected were analyzed using Tesch’s method of data analysis. Results: The study findings highlighted the academic needs of nurses working in the ED of rural hospitals. Two themes emerged from this study; (1) The consistent description of the importance of triage training for emergency unit staff, and (2) The description of measures to enhance triage practices amongst emergency unit staff. Findings indicated that triage knowledge and practice remains a challenge, but with formulated strategies like continuous training by workshops, refresher courses, and offering a training module on triage, evaluation of developed guidelines and benchmarks is often enhanced. Conclusions: The study describes the strategies to enhance the conversion of knowledge and practice of triage amongst nurses working in the ED of rural hospitals. The paper argues that the knowledge and practical skills of nurses working in ED are enhanced through the provision of continuous training as workshops, triage module, evaluating the developed guidelines to implement triage, and benchmarking with other hospitals.

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