Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing

Florence Mukarugwiza

Publications

• Research Article
  Effectiveness of Video Teaching on Basic Life Support Knowledge and its Retention among Non-health Professional Students at the University of Rwanda
  Author(s): Jean de Dieu Kayumba, Bussisiwe Rosemary Bhengu and Florence MukarugwizaJean de Dieu Kayumba, Bussisiwe Rosemary Bhengu and Florence Mukarugwiza
  
  Background: If basic life support is initiated early, chances of rescuing the victim increase. The study intends to decrease the chances of cardiac arrest outside the hospital. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of video teaching on basic life support knowledge, attitude and its retention among non-health professional students at the University of Rwanda. Method: A quantitative quasi-experimental study of 382 students attend video teaching education session and sat for pre, post and after three months knowledge retention test, conducted at the University of Rwanda. Inferential statistics analyzed using paired T test at a level of 95% of confidence interval, (p value of <0.05). Results: There was a significant increase in the total score (p<0.0001) from mean total of pretest of 9.102.. Read More»
  

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