Survey of knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in nurses of community-based health services in Hainan province

• Main Author: CHEN Xiu-zhen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Al Ameen Medical College 2008-12-01
• Series: Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences
• Subjects: Nursing care of community-based health services; Nurse; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Data collection
• Online Access: http://ajms.alameenmedical.org/articel_vol2/AJMS.2.P-93-98-C.pdf

To assess the knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among the nurses ( n= 302) of community-based health services in Hainan province of China, a survey was made by randomized stratified cluster sampling using self-designed questionnaires. The passing rate for qualification of the knowledge of CPR was found to be very low in Hainan province (23.18 %). A significant difference of regions and different educational level among the nurses were also noticed (P<0.01). It may be concluded from the study that nurses of community-based health services in Hainan province lack the basic knowledge of CPR, especially in rural region.