Comparing Nursing Student Competence in CPR before and after a Pedagogical Intervention

Table 1

Structure of basic life support education including CPR.

	Cohort 1	Cohort 2
First year	Basic life support including CPR	Basic life support including CPR
		Self-organized practice with test in CPR (voice instruction)
Second year	3 scenario simulations with deteriorating patients—one scenario including CPR	6 scenario simulations with deteriorating patients—one scenario including CPR
		Knowledge test as stimuli before simulation
		Course and certification of skill in CPR with automated external defibrillation (DCPR)
Third year	Test in CPR (voice instruction)	Emergency exercise—4 scenario simulations of acute situations—one including CPR
	Emergency exercise—4 scenario simulations of acute situations—one including CPR