A quasi- experimental study to assess the effectiveness of a training programme on knowledge and practice regarding pediatric basic life support (PBLS) based on 2015 aha guidelines among student nurses in a selected college of nursing, in Delhi, India

Pediatric Basic life support is a level of medical care which is used for clients with life threatening illness or injury. In pediatric setup there are many pediatric emergencies like accidents, injuries, respiratory failure, sudden cardiac arrest and shock where the emergency professional health care team members performs a number of life saving techniques focused on the emergency care. Among which the Pediatric Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation stands first and foremost in ‘ABC’ of hospital emergency care. Therefore training program on PBLS is required for students, to gain knowledge and improve skill.Quantitative approach was selected with pretest-posttest only design. 24 samples were chosen using total enumerative sampling technique. Data was collected from 24 third year GNM student nurses of Rufaidacollege of nursing, JamiaHamdard, Delhi from 20th September to 12th October, 2016. Training program was given to the study subjects and a structured questionnaire and structured checklist was used to collect data regarding the pediatric basic life support of the subjects before and after the administration.Findings revealed that the mean posttest score of the experimental group was greater than the mean posttest score of control group. Thus it is concluded that the training program on PBLS was effective for teaching and improving teenagers knowledge and skills in basic CPR among third year GNM student nurses.