Self-Efficacy Correlated with Basic Life Support Skills: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation of Nursing Student

Success in providing basic life support to cardiac arrest patients is influenced by self-efficacy related to readiness and confidence in giving first aid. Students as prospective health workers are required to be able to provide basic life support in emergencies. Limited training and direct experience in providing basic life support causes students' skills and self-efficacy to be less than optimal. This study aimed to identify the relationship between self-efficacy and the ability of cardiopulmonary resuscitation performed by students. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted on 107 diploma III nursing students selected using the proportional stratified random sampling technique. Primary data were collected using the General Self-Efficacy Scale questionnaire and basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills observation sheets. Hypothesis testing in the form of Spearman correlation was conducted to identify the general objectives of the study. The results of the study showed a mean value of self-efficacy of 36.06 and a mean value of basic life support skills of 89.00. The results of the Spearman test obtained a p-value of 0.0001 with a relationship strength of 0.813. It is concluded that there is a very strong positive relationship between self-efficacy and basic life support skills, which means that higher self-efficacy in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation is directly proportional to the higher success of implementing basic life support. Researchers hope that nursing students can improve their self-efficacy related to cardiopulmonary resuscitation through regular knowledge refresher activities and basic life support skills training.