A SURVEY TO EXAMIN THE EMERGENCY NURSES OPERATION & COMPARING IT WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS IN THE HOSPITAL OF URMIA MEDICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY

A well-performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) remains important in
improvement of nurse care efforts during cardiac arrests. Thus, this study sought to determine skills
and performance of emergency department’s nurses in university hospitals affiliated to Urmia
University of Medical Sciences in accordance to established international guidelines.
Materials & Methods: The subjects were nurses working at emergency wards with the minimum of 6
month job experience at any emergency ward. The study was conducted using a standardized
questionnaire including demographic characteristics of the subject, emergency department nurse
performance (31 questions) in CPR or patients triage (22 questions). The data were analyzed by chisquare, fishers exact and z tests where appropriate.
Results: The majority of study subjects (68.5%) showed an excellent and 3.7% had a weak CPR and
triage performance. There was no significant statistical difference across the study groups by different
university hospitals using fishers exact test (p=0/8). Also, no significant correlation was observed
between CPR or patients triage performance and gender of the study subjects (p=0/6). However, the
mean performance of male nurses was higher (28/13) as compared to that of females (26/37).
Conclusion: According to the findings, it is speculated that management system of hospitals must
consider nursing training programs. Due to the risks of emergency wards, skill and performance of the
nurses working at emergency departments should be taken into consideration