1Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Daegu Catholic University, The Research Institude of Nursing Science
*Corresponding author: Sun-Young Jung, Daegu Catholic University, 33, Duryugongwon-ro 17-gil, Nam-gu, Daegu, Korea. bina9814@hanmail.net, syjung@cu.ac.kr
Online published on 26 September, 2019.
This study aimed to change the teaching method to improve the performance of high quality chest compression. Method: A quasi-experimental approach with a nonequivalent control group research design was used. 46 subjects were recruited, and randomly assigned to two groups: the experimental group (23 participants; CPR performed on a bed) and the control group (23 participants; CPR performed on the floor). One participant of experimental group did not attend, and thus, 45 participants (22 experimental group and 23 control group) constituted the study cohort. Results: Results showed that new BLS training method used in this study was more effective in high quality CPR than previous method. Conclusion: Nurses may encounter a patient that has experienced on a floor, bed, or any setting, although student nurses are more like to witness cardiac arrest on a bed.
BLS, Education, Chest Compression
