Abstract
Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving operation performed in an emergency when the heart stops beating. Immediate CPR following a cardiac arrest can double or triple the odds of survival. The American Heart Association welcomes you to join us in our vision of a future without cardiac arrest. In the United States, 350,000 individuals die from cardiac arrest each year. CPR keeps the blood pumping and the body supplied with oxygen until specialized treatment is available. There is normally enough oxygen left in the blood to support the brain and other organs for a few minutes. Objective: To assess the knowledge and practice regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation among diploma nursing students. Methods: Descriptive research design was used. This study included 60 students. Knowledge and practice checklist was used to assess the knowledge and practice and chi-square test used to see the association between dependent and independent variables. Result: In this study, level of knowledge regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation pretest level poor knowledge 23(38.3%), poor knowledge 19(31.7%) and good knowledge 18(30%) . level of skills regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation pretest level skills 60(100%) poor skills 0(0.0%) good skills. Age, Gender, religion, Course of study, Family history of cardiac disease, Aware about cardio pulmonary resuscitation, source of information regarding cardio pulmonary resuscitation, Classes on cardio pulmonary resuscitation within the last 6 months had shown no statistically significant association with the pretest levels of skills regarding cardio pulmonary resuscitation among students. Conclusion: Despite the fact that more than half of students had good knowledge, so students required proper skill development about cardio pulmonary resuscitation.
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