European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Background: More than 300000 persons die of sudden cardiac arrest each year. A patient in cardiac arrest has very little chance of survival unless you, the bystander, Hence, the Present study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching programme regarding to educate about advanced cardiac life support skills.
This study examines knowledge regarding advanced cardiac life support among staff nurses and whether level of knowledge varies by content area.
Method: Pre-experimental research design with one group pre test post test without control group was used. The 50 study subjects were selected through convenient sampling technique. Data was collected by means of a Structured Closed Ended knowledge Questionnaire by interview schedule. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical in terms of mean, frequency distribution, percentage „t‟ test and chi- square test.