Abstract

BRANDAO, Maria Girlane Sousa Albuquerque et al. Comparação de competências relacionadas à Reanimação Cardiopulmonar de discentes de enfermagem. Enfermería Actual de Costa Rica [online]. 2020, n.39, pp.74-85. ISSN 1409-4568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/revenf.v0i39.40533.

The study aimed to compare the skills of nursing students in relation to cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This is a descriptive and quantitative study carried out at a Public Higher Education Institution in Northeastern Brazil, from April to July 2018. Participants were 80 nursing students. A theoretical and practical test was applied to analyze the participants' knowledge and skills. Mann Whitney test and Pearson's chi-square test were used. Students with participation in academic leagues showed better averages of knowledge to identify the victim in cardiopulmonary arrest, correctly check the presence of a pulse, the victim's disposition and offer first care, in addition to the administration of drugs in the event of a cardiopulmonary arrest, and in the skills of assess the victim, start compressions and perform them without interruption, with movement of the trunk to apply force. Academic leagues of urgency and emergency make significant contributions to the formation of competence of students in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Keywords : Community-institutional relations; Basic-suport-of-life; Nursing-teaching.

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