title: [Factors affecting the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in inpatient units: perception of nurses].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify, in the perception of nurses, the factors that affect the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in adult inpatient units, and investigate the influence of both work shifts and professional experience length of time in the perception of these factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A descriptive, exploratory study conducted at a hospital specialized in cardiology and pneumology with the application of a questionnaire to 49 nurses working in inpatient units.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of nurses reported that the high number of professionals in the scenario (75.5%), the lack of harmony (77.6%) or stress of any member of staff (67.3%), lack of material and/or equipment failure (57.1%), lack of familiarity with the emergency trolleys (98.0%) and presence of family members at the beginning of the cardiopulmonary arrest assistance (57.1%) are factors that adversely affect the quality of care provided during CPR. Professional experience length of time and the shift of nurses did not influence the perception of these factors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The identification of factors that affect the quality of CPR in the perception of nurses serves as parameter to implement improvements and training of the staff working in inpatient units.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.|Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Instituto do Coração, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Clairton Marcos Filho
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Citolino
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Instituto do Coração, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eduesley Santana
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rita de Cassia Gengo E
authors.initials: Rde C
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Lilia de Souza
authors.initials: Lde S
authors.lastname: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009729:Nursing; D011787:Quality of Health Care