Operating room nurses' first aid capability: current status and influencing factors

Abstract

Objective To investigate the current situation of the first aid capability of operating room nurses and analyze the influencing factors of their first aid capability, so as to provide reference for operating room managers to carry out first aid training. Methods Using cluster random sampling method, from February to March of 2018, 432 operating room nurses from 4 operating room nurse competency certificate base hospitals in Shanghai were selected as the research participants. The Self-Designed General Information Questionnaire was used to collect the nurses' clinical data, and the Operating Room Nurses First Aid capability Assessment Scale was used for the operating room nurses in self-evaluation about their first aid capability. Univariate analysis was used to analyze the differences of first aid capability among the operating room nurses with different characteristics, and multivariate linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of the operating room nurses' first aid capability. Results The score of operating room nurses' first aid capability was (110.95±13.09) , which was at a high level. Univariate analysis showed that there were statistically significant differences in the overall score of first aid capability among nurses with different levels, ages, emergency working experience, first aid experience, first aid participating and first aid drill participating (P 0.05) . Multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that, whether had participated in first aid training , professional level , whether had emergency working experience , nursing age were the influencing factors on the operating room nurses' first aid capability (P<0.05) . Conclusions Operating room nurses with high levels, long ages, emergency working experience, and have participated first aid have high levels of first aid capability, therefore the operating room managers should carry out individualized, professional, staged and education targeting the nurses with low levels, short ages, lacking in emergency working and first aid training, so as to improve their first aid capability and success rate of rescue for patients. Key words: Investigation; Nurses; Operating room; First air capability; Current status; Influencing factors