Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a life-saving procedure done in an emergency when the heart stops beating. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is one of the most continuously developing fields of medicine today. The proper knowledge and practice about cardiopulmonary resuscitation is very important to perform an effective and efficient CPR. Nursing students begin their careers, they must be able to initiate and perform effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The study found that CPR or basic life support training increased nursing student’s knowledge and abilities related to basic life support procedures. Objective To determine the knowledge and practice regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation among nursing students of teaching hospitals. Cross sectional descriptive study design was used in this study. This study was carried out among 145 nursing students. The participants were selected by a convenient sampling technique using a structured questionnaire. SPSS version 21 used for data analysis. A total of 145 nursing students participated in this study. Findings showed that 15.17% respondents have good knowledge regarding CPR and 10.34% respondents have moderate knowledge and 74.48% have poor knowledge and overall score of practice is n=47 38.30%, 18 respondents are competent to perform and 61.70 %, 29 respondent are not competent and performed properly BLS skill. Conclusion: The current study found that nursing students' knowledge and practice about CPR scores were low. Nursing students must get repeated training with practical demonstration in order to gain practical knowledge
 

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