Abstract

Background: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the first step to save a life in and out of hospital arrested patient, cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death worldwide the nurse is important to know how to perform ideal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Methods: A quasi-experimental hospital base study design, involved a systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data to evaluate the current practice. The sample consists of 100 eligible nurses who had a diploma, a B.Sc, and a Master of nursing science and that who were available during the study period.

Result: The study showed that percentage of nurse’s knowledge regarding general information about CPR; The mean pretest of general information is (2.14) and Std (0.688) and direction of mean to Satisfied knowledge and the mean of posttest of general information is (1.2) and Std (0.40) and direction of mean to good knowledge and the mean pretest of nurses knowledge about assessment pre and during CPR is (2.26) and STD (0.69) and direction of mean to satisfied knowledge and the mean posttest of nurses knowledge about assessment pre and during CPR is (1.28) and STD (0.36) and direction of mean to good knowledge. Conclusion: Based on the results of the current study, we concluded that most of the nurses had relatively poor knowledge and practices about aspects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation pretest.

Recommendation: Introducing cardiopulmonary resuscitation program to the curriculum of all nurses’ staff in hospitals especially for new staff as well as to other paramedical and technical staff training institutes. Encourage the head nurses and hospital manger to foundation continues Provisional development (CPD) center in the hospital.

Keywords: Nurses’ Performance; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); Nursing Care; Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC); Sudan.