Self-Assessed Capabilities, Attitudes, and Stress among Pediatric Nurses in Relation to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Figures & data

Table 1 Demographics (n=748)

	n	%
Age, years
22–≤32	304	40.6
32–≤42	290	38.8
42–52	154	20.6
Mean ± SD	34.99±5.12
Sex
Male	263	35.2
Female	485	64.8
Education
Diploma of Nursing	176	23.5
Technical health institute	310	41.5
Bachelor of Nursing	215	28.7
Postgraduate	47	6.3
Years of experience
1–≤5	210	28.1
5–≤10	230	30.7
10–15	199	26.6
>15	109	14.6
Marital status
Married	592	79.1
Unmarried	156	20.9
Attended training courses on PBLS
Yes	388	51.9
No	360	48.1
Attended training courses on AED
Yes	175	23.4
No	573	76.6
Exposure to cardiac arrest cases in the previous year
0	69	9.2
1–10	297	39.7
>10	382	51.1
Advanced life-support license
Yes	49	6.6
No	699	93.4

Table 2 Self-assessed abilities (n=748)

	n	%
Lead and give advice to the team in a cardiac arrest situation
Always	72	9.6
Sometimes	198	26.5
Never	478	63.9
Perform compressions
Always	328	43.9
Sometimes	317	42.4
Never	103	13.7
Perform ventilation
Always	375	50.1
Sometimes	284	38
Never	89	11.9
Perform defibrillation
Always	166	22.2
Sometimes	347	46.4
Never	235	31.4
Apply the correct algorithm of current guidelines
Always	201	26.9
Sometimes	361	48.3
Never	186	24.8
Assess responsiveness and breathing of children
Always	301	40.2
Sometimes	216	28.9
Never	231	30.9
Know the AED operation
Always	158	21.1
Sometimes	290	38.8
Never	300	40.1

Table 3 Relationships between nurses’ characteristics, stress, and attitudes regarding CPR (n=748)

	Stress	P	Attitudes	P
Age,years	Mean (SD)		Mean (SD)
22–≤32	64.20(8.5)	<0.05*	12.43(2.7)	>0.05
32–≤42	53.14(9.3)		11.98(3.4)
42–52	41.72(7.6)		11.20(1.8)
Sex
Male	56.17(8.4)	<0.05*	11.25(2.1)	>0.05
Female	71.03(9.8)		10.98(1.9)
Education
Diploma of Nursing	60.22(7.9)	>0.05	8.45(1.6)	<0.05*
Technical health institute	58.01(8.6)		9.56(1.3)
Bachelor of Nursing	61.56(7.3)		11.36(2.2)
Postgraduate	62.17(9.0)		13.60(2.6)
Years of experience
1–≤5	65.32(8.3)	<0.05*	10.97(1.6)	>0.05
5–≤10	61.40(9.3)		10.32(2.3)
10–15	57.26(8.5)		10.40(1.7)
>15	47.2(9.2)		11.36(2.0)
Marital status
Married	61.82(10.2)	>0.05	11.87(2.4)	>0.05
Unmarried	63.10(9.8)		12.33(3.1)
Attended training courses on PBLS
Yes	42.10(10.5)	<0.05*	14.56(3.3)	<0.05*
No	69.23(11.3)		9.52(2.16)
Attended training courses on AED
Yes	44.02(8.3)	<0.05*	13.55(3.7)	<0.05*
No	64.88(11.3)		10.8(2.9)
Exposure to cardiac arrest cases in the previous year
0	69.33(12.4)	<0.05*	8.67(1.02)	<0.05*
1–10	53.50(10.2)		11.9(2.5)
>10	46.21(7.65)		13.41(2.0)
Advanced life-support license
Yes	34.6(8.2)	<0.05*	13.21(2.1)	<0.05*
No	59.4(10.3)		9.69(1.42)

Note: *Significant at P<0.05.

Table 4 Self-assessed abilities, stress, and attitudes (n=748)

	n	%
Self-assessed ability
High	199	26.6
Moderate	340	45.5
Low	209	27.9
Stress
Severe	201	26.9
Moderate	361	48.3
Low	186	24.8
Attitudes
Positive	276	36.9
Negative	472	63.1

Table 5 Multiple linear regression of perceived stress with attitudes and ability (n=748)

	Unstandardized β	Coefficient SE	Standardized βcoefficient	t	P
Constant	84.277	6.460		13.046	<0.05
Attitudes	−1.333	0.669	−0.337	−1.993	0.042
Self-ability	−1.891	0.555	−0.575	−3.407	0.003
Model summary
R	R2	Adjusted R^2	F	P
0.828	0.685	0.650	19.555	0.000

Notes: Dependent variable: stress. Predictors: (constant) attitudes, self-ability.