Survey of knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in nurses of community-based health services in Hainan province

Abstract

To assess the knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among the nurses ( n= 302) of community-based health services in Hainan province of China, a survey was made by randomized stratified cluster sampling using self-designed questionnaires. The passing rate for qualification of the knowledge of CPR was found to be very low in Hainan province (23.18 %). A significant difference of regions and different educational level among the nurses were also noticed (P<0.01). It may be concluded from the study that nurses of community-based health services in Hainan province lack the basic knowledge of CPR, especially in rural region.

Keywords

• Nursing care of community-based health services
• Nurse
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Data collection