A study to assess the effectiveness of OSCE (Objective structured clinical examination) method on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among B.Sc. Nursing 2nd Year Students of Government College of Nursing, Ujjain (M.P.)

Abstract

The practice of cardiopulmonary resuscitation dates a way back to 1740, but even today it remains a nightmare to the majority of the population. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation can save lives if given correctly and immediately to the sudden cardiac arrest victims. Therefore Aim of the Study: Is to assess the effectiveness of OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination) Method on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Among B.Sc. Nursing 2nd Year Students. Material and Method: One group Pre Test –Post Test pre experimental Research design. Total sample consisted of 40 B.Sc. Nursing second year students through a Non probability purposive sampling technique. The Findings of the study: Indicated that in pre – test 67.5% had poor skill, 25% had average skill and 7.5% had good skill while in post-test 60% had good skill, and 40% of them had good skill. In this mean difference between pre-test and post test scores is 8.57. The calculated ’t’ value 14.19. This concluded that demonstration on cardiopulmonary resuscitation with OSCE method was effective in improving skill on cardiopulmonary resuscitation among B.Sc. nursing 2nd year students.