THE NEED FOR IN-SERVICE EDUCATION PROGRAMME ON BASIC LIFE SUPPORT FOR NURSING PROFESSIONALS

Author Name: 1. Rose Mary, 2. Siyona A. Mohandas, 3. Swapnil Rahane3, 4. Thushara Thomas, 5. Piyush Wagh, 6. Prashant Sharma

Volume/Issue: 05/10

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/03.2025-11188337/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Professor, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
2. Principal & Professor, SDVS Sangh’s Annapoorna Institute of Nursing, Sankeshwar, , India.
3. Assistant Professor, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, , India.
4. Vice Principal, Vinayaka College of Nursing, S. Bathery, India.
5. Assistant Professor, Godavari College of Nursing, Jalgaon, India.
6. Assistant Professor, SGT University-College of Nursing, Gurgaon, India.

ABSTRACT

Background: Basic Life Support (BLS) is the recognition of sudden cardiac arrest and activation of the emergency response system, followed by resuscitation and rapid defibrillation.1 It is very important to highlight the necessity of teaching basic life support (BLS) to the Nursing professionals, so that they can be equipped with BLS knowledge and skills to be able to handle critical cases during their in their clinical area. Aim: - The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the in-service education programme on knowledge regarding BLS among the Nursing Professionals Methods: This is an Experimental study. Data related to knowledge regarding BLS was collected among 300 Professional Nurses before and after the administration of the in-service education programme. Results: Study findings reveal that out of 300 samples, 260 (86.66%) of Nurses had poor Knowledge, 40 (13.33%) of Nurses had average Knowledge and none of the nurses had good Knowledge. Whereas in the Post Test, out of 300 samples, only 06 (2%) of Nurses demonstrated poor Knowledge, 119 (39.66%) of Nurses achieved average Knowledge, and 175 (58.33%) of the Nurses got good Knowledge scores. The calculated value t-value 49.80 was greater than the tabulated t-value at 0.05 level of significance. So, statistically, it is proved that In-Service Education is effective in increasing the knowledge of Nurses regarding BLS. The socio-demographic variables such as area of work and Years of clinical experience are found to be significant with a pretest knowledge score at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusions: This study concluded that the In-Service Education of BLS provided to the professional Nurses of selected Hospitals was very effective in increasing the knowledge of the Nursing Professionals regarding BLS.

Key words: Basic Life Support, In-Service Education, Nursing Professionals