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

Table 2

Scores on the knowledge test (range 1–8).

	Cohort 1, n = 60	Cohort 2, n = 82	values
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Total knowledge score	4.75 ± 1.67	6.06 ± 1.99	≤0.001
Q1: heart attack	0.80 ± 0.40	0.87 ± 0.34	ns
Q2: unexpected cardiac arrest	0.53 ± 0.50	0.48 ± 0.50	ns
Q3: vital signs	0.20 ± 0.40	0.72 ± 0.45	≤0.001
Q4: ventilation	0.93 ± 0.25	0.88 ± 0.33	ns
Q5: AED’s function on the heart	0.53 ± 0.50	0.80 ± 0.40	= 0.001
Q6: when and who should use the AED	0.40 ± 0.49	0.65 ± 0.48	= 0.004
Q7: placement of the electrodes	0.73 ± 0.45	0.91 ± 0.28	= 0.007
Q8: technical function of AED	0.62 ± 0.49	0.76 ± 0.43	ns