title: Ward nurses' resuscitation of critical patients: current training and barriers.
abstract: Little is known about the current training and barriers in resuscitation skills among practicing ward nurses. A convenience sample of 459 ward nurses, recruited from 11 academic teaching hospitals in Korea, were surveyed to assess current training and barriers to optimal resuscitation performance on the wards. The Perceived Barriers scale was developed, refined, and its psychometric properties were assessed. Approximately 36% of nurses had received simulation-based resuscitation skills training. Exploratory factor analysis identified four barriers accounting for 58.4% of the variance: insufficient training (37.7%), lack of competence (9.8%), lack of self-confidence (5.9%), and workload and tension (5.1%). Strategic planning and resuscitation skills training should be incorporated into staff development programs to reduce barriers to optimal resuscitation performance and cope with work demands for ward nurses.
authors.affiliation: Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University (CAU), CAU Healthcare system, Seoul, Korea aqua@cau.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Young Sook
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Roh
authors.affiliation: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
authors.forename: S Barry
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Issenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Soo
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000193:education / Q000451:nursing*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult