Knowledge and Skill Retention of In-Service versus Preservice Nursing Professionals following an Informal Training Program in Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Repeated-Measures Quasiexperimental Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of participating nurses.
Variables
In-service nurses (, 38%)
Preservice nurses (, 62%)
value
Mean (SD) age in years
30 (7)
22 (2)
<0.001
Years of experience in pediatrics
0
<0.001
<1 year
22 (62)
1–3 years
4 (12)
>3 years
2 (25)
Prior training in CPR
7 (20)
1 (2.2%)
0.01
No of resuscitations assisted in last 6 months
0
<0.001
>10
18 (51)
<10
17 (48)
Prior experience in the following steps of resuscitation*
0
<0.001
Airway
15 (42.8)
Chest compression
15 (42.8)
Drug administration
20 (57)
Defibrillation
1 (2.8)
Data is expressed as number (%) unless specified otherwise; SD: standard deviation; *not mutually exclusive.
