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Few large, multisite studies have been conducted in nursing education, and literature pertaining to conducting those studies is lacking. We recently completed a randomized trial to examine the effects of brief practice on nursing students' retention of CPR psychomotor skills. The purpose of this article is to describe strategies for implementing a multisite study in nursing education, using our research as an exemplar. Strategies are presented for structuring a multisite study; selecting, preparing, and communicating with team members across sites; selecting sites; recruiting and retaining participants; managing the technical aspects of an intervention; and collecting and managing data. Ethical considerations also are explored.
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Reanimação Cardiopulmonar/educação , Estudos Multicêntricos como Assunto , Pesquisa em Educação em Enfermagem/organização & administração , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Coleta de Dados/métodos , Humanos , Disseminação de Informação , Seleção de Pacientes , Projetos de Pesquisa , Pesquisadores/educação , Pesquisadores/organização & administração , Estados UnidosRESUMO
Our study explored the effects of deliberate practice on the retention ofcardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) psychomotor skills among nursing students. The practice sessions were short, six minutes a session one time a month. Differences in performance between students who had deliberate practice and a control group, with no practice beyond the initial training, were compared every three months for one year. The intervention group performed better than the control over the 12 months. There is a need in nursing education for deliberate practice of relevant and high-use skills for students to improve their performance and gradually develop their expertise.
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Reanimação Cardiopulmonar/educação , Educação em Enfermagem , Destreza Motora , Prática Psicológica , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Modelos Lineares , Masculino , Manequins , Estados UnidosRESUMO
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of HeartCode BLS, a self-directed, computer-based course for obtaining basic life support (BLS) certification. For part 2 of the course, students learned and practiced their cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) psychomotor skills on a voice assisted manikin (VAM). Students from 10 schools of nursing were randomly assigned to two types of CPR training: HeartCode BLS with VAM or the standard, instructor-led (IL) course with manikins that were not voice assisted; 264 students trained using HeartCode BLS and 339 had an IL course. When students passed their respective courses and were certified in BLS, their CPR skills were tested using the Laerdal PC SkillReporting System. Students who trained using HeartCode BLS and practiced their CPR skills on VAMs were significantly more accurate in their ventilations, compressions, and single-rescuer CPR than students who had the standard, IL course with regular manikins.
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Reanimação Cardiopulmonar/educação , Instrução por Computador/métodos , Educação Técnica em Enfermagem/métodos , Bacharelado em Enfermagem/métodos , Programas de Graduação em Enfermagem/métodos , Manequins , Adulto , Certificação , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Competência Clínica , Avaliação Educacional , Feminino , Humanos , Modelos Lineares , Masculino , Pesquisa em Educação em Enfermagem , Desempenho PsicomotorRESUMO
Nursing students are expected to have competency in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR): they may care for patients at risk for cardiac arrest and may encounter other emergency situations in their clinical practice. In the United States, students may take a basic life support (BLS) course prior to entering a nursing program or beginning their clinical experience. Extensive research has shown, however, that CPR knowledge and skills decline rapidly, within weeks of completing a course. The purpose of this paper is to describe advantages and barriers to the use of HeartCode BLS with voice advisory manikins for learning and practicing CPR psychomotor skills in a nursing education program.
