Abstract
Background of the study: Nurses frequently encounter emergencies, including cardiac emergencies, both in and out of hospital. In these situations, nurses are considered important leaders among healthcare professionals who can perform BLS. Research suggests that effective first aid and BLS techniques by physicians in emergency situations can impact morbidity and mortality from cardiac arrest. However, both knowledge and skills have been shown to decline over time, with ALS skills deteriorating faster than BLS skills. This highlights the need for continuing education and the use of resources to support these skills. Aims: The aim of the study was to assess effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding advance cardiac life support (ACLS) among final year GNM Students Studying in SIONS College of nursing, Bagalkot. Methodology: This was qualitative pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test research design. The sample size comprises of 80 final years General Nursing and Midwifery students studying at Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Science Navanagar Bagalkot. The sampling technique adopted for this study will be simple random technique by using lottery method. In the present study the data will be collected by self-made structured knowledge questionnaires. The data will be analysed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Numerical data obtained from the sample was organized and summarized with the help of descriptive statistics like percentages, mean, standard deviation and Chi-square test. Result: The finding revealed that level of knowledge regarding advance cardiac life support among final year GNM students. The level of knowledge was 6 (7.5%) of students were having poor knowledge scores in pre-test, 74 (92.5%) students were having the moderate knowledge scores and no one students were have adequate knowledge scores. In post-test 61 (76.25%) students were having moderate knowledge scores, 19 (23.75%) students were having ...
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