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Scientific study publication manuscript to be submitted to EMJ for publication: 1. Title page A SURVEY TO DETERMINE SELF-REPORTED CONFIDENCE AMONGST EMERGENCY CENTRE NURSES IN INITIATING BLS ACROSS EMERGENCY CENTRES IN CAPE TOWN

Suvarna Maharaj
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HL assisted with the methodology, statistical analysis and results interpretation and supervised the research project. Conflict of interest: No conflict of interest to be declared by both parties concerned Word count: 3058 Copyright Cop yrig ht Copyright 2 2. Abstract Background: In any Emergency Centre (EC), the response to a cardiac arrest is regarded as the most time critical intervention. The first responders are usually EC nurses who need to initiate basic life support (BLS) without the
more » ... sence of a doctor. EC nurses should (by the nature of their environment) be the most confident and competent providing this essential skill compared to other nursing personnel. This study aimed to determine how confident Cape Town EC nurses are, to initiate BLS and which factors influenced their performance.
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Suvarna Maharaj. "Scientific study publication manuscript to be submitted to EMJ for publication: 1. Title page A SURVEY TO DETERMINE SELF-REPORTED CONFIDENCE AMONGST EMERGENCY CENTRE NURSES IN INITIATING BLS ACROSS EMERGENCY CENTRES IN CAPE TOWN."