The competency of nurses in basic life support at district hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa
Nurses working in district hospitals demonstrated positive attitudes, but they had insufficient knowledge and poor BLS skills.Contribution: Nurses with higher-level qualifications and prior training in BLS achieved better competency scores. Attention should be directed towards CA registries, quality improvement systems, decentralised training at scale, performance management systems and an improved nurse staffing mix.
Authors
- Robert Mash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7373-0774)
- George R. Mahembe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6986-8957)
Institutions
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Family Practice
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v67i1.6056
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Universiteit Stellenbosch
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney