The effectiveness of basic life support training on nursing students' knowledge and basic life support practices: a...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Emergency Medicine
• Nursing Practice

Background:

• Up-to-date basic life support (BLS) training is vital for nursing students' professional growth.
• Essential for developing competence in practitioner and education roles.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the impact of BLS training on nursing students' knowledge and practical skills.
• Assessed the effectiveness of a comprehensive BLS educational intervention.

Main Methods:

• A quasi-experimental, one-group pre-test-post-test design was employed.
• Convenience sample of 65 first-year undergraduate nursing students.
• Training included theoretical and practical components, with knowledge assessed via questionnaire and skills via observation checklist.

Main Results:

• Post-training knowledge and practical skill scores were significantly higher than pre-training scores (p<0.000).
• A moderate, significant association was found between post-training knowledge and practice scores (r = 0.39, p<0.01).

Conclusions:

• BLS training effectively improved both knowledge and skills in nursing students.
• Periodic BLS training is essential for ensuring and maintaining student competency in life support practices.