Nursing Reports (May 2025)

Suitability of a Low-Fidelity and Low-Cost Simulator for Teaching Basic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation—“Hands-Only CPR”—To Nursing Students

  • Zoila Esperanza Leiton-Espinoza,
  • Ángel López-González,
  • Maritza Evangelina Villanueva-Benites,
  • Yrene E. Urbina-Rojas,
  • Joseba Rabanales-Sotos,
  • Yda Hoyos-Álvarez,
  • María D. Pilar Gómez-Lujan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep15050162
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 5
p. 162

Abstract

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Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the suitability of the low-fidelity/low-cost simulator “Salvando a Rosita®” in the acquisition of “hands-only CPR” skills by adult nursing degree students. Methods: A quasi-experimental quantitative study was carried out with a single experimental group that included 89 nursing degree students; it was conducted in November and December 2024 at the National University of Trujillo, Peru. Results: The STAI-TA score was 17.30, and the STAI-SA score was 37.00 points. Women showed a greater level of SA (p = 0.002). The required effort was described by women as being high and by men as light (p p ®” simulator to be useful for teaching “hands-only CPR” to students in the first cycles of a nursing degree. Conclusions: The “Salvando a Rosita®” simulator was found to be an appropriate tool for teaching “hands-only CPR” to students in either the first cycles of health sciences or in other related professions.

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