title: [Records of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation: applicability of a tool].
abstract: Records of cardiac arrest are not usually made, or are incomplete, and should contain more information. This study aimed at applying a tool developed to record in-hospital cardiac arrest. The tool was previously validated by experts, and then applied by registered nurses in six wards. Fifty-four cases of in-hospital cardiac arrest were recorded, and over 90% positive answers, relative to evaluation criteria, were obtained. In the analysis of entry per data set, the average was higher than 70%. It was concluded that the tool supplied the needs of cardiac arrest recording for this hospital.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP. apboaventura@zipmail.com.br
authors.forename: Ana Paula
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Boaventura
authors.forename: Izilda Esmenia Muglia
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Araújo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009737:Nursing Records; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital