Marilyn H Oermann,
Suzan E Kardong-Edgren,
Jacqueline Keegan McColgan, Debbie A Hurd,
Carol Haus,
Catherine Snelson,
Beth F Hallmark,
Nancy E Rogers,
Dawn R Kuerschner,
Yeongmi Ha,
Monica Nelson Tennant,
Sharon Wilson Dowdy,
Jerrilee Lamar
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ABSTRACT: 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.
International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship 01/2010; 7:Article26.
