J Contin Educ Nurs
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In an attempt to decrease the amount of time and dollars spent while increasing positive staff response, Emanual Hospital in Portland, Oregon, developed a game format to review required safety information. The game was piloted, then presented to the hospital's safety committee where it was approved as part of the hospital's education program. The game has significantly increased the percentage of staff participation in required classes. At the same time, cost of presenting the classes has decreased significantly.
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The purpose of this investigation was to explore facets involved in the retention of the cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by 73 RNs from three general hospitals. Data analysis indicated that cognitive knowledge was adequately retained but that skills were not. Product-moment correlation coefficients showed that the number of CPR courses taken, certification as a CPR instructor, the number of years certified, and time since last certification were significantly related to skill scores. Findings prompt questions of appropriateness of the usual certification procedures for hospital-based RNs.