Background: When a patient has abrupt cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) is a quick and critical lifesaving procedure that can either
prevent or delay death. The aim of the study was to assess how nurses'
knowledge and practice of CPR were affected by the implementation of nursing
intervention about infection control measures. Subjects and Methods: This
quasi-experimental research was conducted on 105 nurses. Data regarding
infection control measures on nurses' performance during CPR were collected
from nurses using nurses' structured interview questionnaires and Nurses'
practice observational checklist. Results: Initially, 76.19% of participants had
low knowledge, but this dropped to 0% immediately after the intervention, with
only 3.81% remaining in the low knowledge category after 6 weeks. Moderate
knowledge was initially present in 14.29% of participants, decreasing to 0.95%
immediately after the intervention, then increasing to 19.05% at the 6-week
follow-up. High knowledge increased dramatically from 9.52% to 99.05%
immediately post-intervention, with 77.14% retaining high knowledge 6 weeks
later. Initially, 71.43% of participants had unsatisfactory performance, which
dropped to 0% immediately after the intervention, but 23.81% reverted to
unsatisfactory performance 6 weeks later. In contrast, only 28.57% initially
performed satisfactorily, but this increased to 100% immediately post-
intervention, with 76.19% maintaining satisfactory performance 6 weeks later.
Conclusions: There was a clear positive correlation between the nurses' overall
practice scores and their overall knowledge scores.