Preparedness for Life-Threatening Situations in a Pediatric Tertiary-Care University Children's Hospital: A Survey.

ABSTRACT: Pediatric nurses and physicians are rarely exposed to life-threatening events. Understanding the needs of clinicians is key for designing continuing training programs. A survey exploring preparedness to manage life-threatening events as well as training needs was mailed to all clinically active nurses and physicians at a tertiary-level referral children's hospital. Overall, 469 participants out of 871 answered the questionnaire (54% response rate). Respondents felt well or very well (nurses 93%, physicians 74%) prepared to recognize a deteriorating child and rated their theoretical understanding (70% well or very well prepared) of how to manage life-threatening situations significantly higher (p < 0.0001) than their cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) preparedness (52% well or very well pr

SUBMITTER: Ulmer F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8870381 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature