A study of house officers in a teaching Hospital on knowledge, perception of skills and confidence level in performing CPR

Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is important and should be mastered by House Officers (HO). House officers who have just completed their studies are assigned to acute medical and surgical wards. If a patient in the ward has a cardiac arrest (CA), these doctors are usually the first to attend. T...

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Main Authors: Ismail Mohd Saiboon,, Noraliza Mohd Ariffin,, Teodoro Javier Herbosa,, Nariman Singmamae,, Ahmad Khaldun Ismail,, Azhana Hassan,, Shamsuriani Md Jamal,, Ho, Siew Eng
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Published: Penerbit UKM 2007
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1977/1/Page_110-116__MH_051.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.19772016-12-14T06:30:33Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1977/ A study of house officers in a teaching Hospital on knowledge, perception of skills and confidence level in performing CPR Ismail Mohd Saiboon, Noraliza Mohd Ariffin, Teodoro Javier Herbosa, Nariman Singmamae, Ahmad Khaldun Ismail, Azhana Hassan, Shamsuriani Md Jamal, Ho, Siew Eng Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is important and should be mastered by House Officers (HO). House officers who have just completed their studies are assigned to acute medical and surgical wards. If a patient in the ward has a cardiac arrest (CA), these doctors are usually the first to attend. Therefore an HO must be confident with CPR skills. They must be competent in performing CPR. The authors assessed 26 new HOs from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital (HUKM) with respect to their self-perception about CPR skills, confidence level in performing CPR and knowledge in performing CPR.Knowledge was assessed by a questionnaire. We found that 16 of 26 (61.5%) assessed themselves to have inadequate knowledge and 46.2% had no confidence in performing CPR. The mean score of the written test was 5.7 ± 1.8. Seven out of 26 (27.0%) HOs had incorrect hand placement position for CPR. Only 4 and 9 out of 26 HOs had their sternal paddle and cardiac apex paddle positions correctly placed respectively. In conclusion, knowledge, perception of skills and confidence levels of HOs on CPR are inadequate and need further assessment and improvement. Medical schools need to review their CPR curriculum in order to prepare HOs adequately to work in emergency situations Penerbit UKM 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1977/1/Page_110-116__MH_051.pdf Ismail Mohd Saiboon, and Noraliza Mohd Ariffin, and Teodoro Javier Herbosa, and Nariman Singmamae, and Ahmad Khaldun Ismail, and Azhana Hassan, and Shamsuriani Md Jamal, and Ho, Siew Eng (2007) A study of house officers in a teaching Hospital on knowledge, perception of skills and confidence level in performing CPR. Medicine & Health, 2 (2). pp. 110-116. ISSN 1823-2140 http://www.ppukm.ukm.my/ukmmcjournal/index.php
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description Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is important and should be mastered by House Officers (HO). House officers who have just completed their studies are assigned to acute medical and surgical wards. If a patient in the ward has a cardiac arrest (CA), these doctors are usually the first to attend. Therefore an HO must be confident with CPR skills. They must be competent in performing CPR. The authors assessed 26 new HOs from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital (HUKM) with respect to their self-perception about CPR skills, confidence level in performing CPR and knowledge in performing CPR.Knowledge was assessed by a questionnaire. We found that 16 of 26 (61.5%) assessed themselves to have inadequate knowledge and 46.2% had no confidence in performing CPR. The mean score of the written test was 5.7 ± 1.8. Seven out of 26 (27.0%) HOs had incorrect hand placement position for CPR. Only 4 and 9 out of 26 HOs had their sternal paddle and cardiac apex paddle positions correctly placed respectively. In conclusion, knowledge, perception of skills and confidence levels of HOs on CPR are inadequate and need further assessment and improvement. Medical schools need to review their CPR curriculum in order to prepare HOs adequately to work in emergency situations
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author Ismail Mohd Saiboon,
Noraliza Mohd Ariffin,
Teodoro Javier Herbosa,
Nariman Singmamae,
Ahmad Khaldun Ismail,
Azhana Hassan,
Shamsuriani Md Jamal,
Ho, Siew Eng
spellingShingle Ismail Mohd Saiboon,
Noraliza Mohd Ariffin,
Teodoro Javier Herbosa,
Nariman Singmamae,
Ahmad Khaldun Ismail,
Azhana Hassan,
Shamsuriani Md Jamal,
Ho, Siew Eng
A study of house officers in a teaching Hospital on knowledge, perception of skills and confidence level in performing CPR
author_facet Ismail Mohd Saiboon,
Noraliza Mohd Ariffin,
Teodoro Javier Herbosa,
Nariman Singmamae,
Ahmad Khaldun Ismail,
Azhana Hassan,
Shamsuriani Md Jamal,
Ho, Siew Eng
author_sort Ismail Mohd Saiboon,
title A study of house officers in a teaching Hospital on knowledge, perception of skills and confidence level in performing CPR
title_short A study of house officers in a teaching Hospital on knowledge, perception of skills and confidence level in performing CPR
title_full A study of house officers in a teaching Hospital on knowledge, perception of skills and confidence level in performing CPR
title_fullStr A study of house officers in a teaching Hospital on knowledge, perception of skills and confidence level in performing CPR
title_full_unstemmed A study of house officers in a teaching Hospital on knowledge, perception of skills and confidence level in performing CPR
title_sort study of house officers in a teaching hospital on knowledge, perception of skills and confidence level in performing cpr
publisher Penerbit UKM
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