The knowledge of nursing staff on employing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in keeping with the most recent guidelines

Introduction:
Sudden cardiac arrest is a medical condition during which the mechanical activity of the heart is stopped, which results in arresting blood circulation in the entire body. Having diagnosed sudden cardiac arrest, one should commence cardiopulmonary resuscitation as soon as possible. The nursing staff should know the management algorithms involved in both the basic and advanced resuscitation procedures. Every 5 years, the European Resuscitation Council publishes guidelines presenting the most recent knowledge on resuscitation procedures. The objective of the report was the evaluation of the knowledge of nursing staff involving cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures to be employed in adult individuals in keeping with the most current guidelines of the European Resuscitation Council.

Material and methods:
The authors employed the diagnostic poll method and the questionnaire-based technique. The employed tool was a questionnaire developed by the authors. The study was carried out from 2022 to 2023. The target group consisted of female and male nurses actively performing their jobs. The total number of subjects tested was 80.

Results:
Most of the responders represented a low or average level of knowledge. Only 9% of the responders represented a high knowledge level. No significant correlation was observed between the level of knowledge and the education level, duration of employment, type and number of accomplished training and specialisation courses, and the number of courses offered by the employer.

Conclusions:
In the nursing staff, the level of knowledge on employing cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adult patients is diversified, in the majority of cases being maintained on the medium level. Nursing staff should strive to bring their knowledge up to date.