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University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice Vinogradska 29, Zagreb HR
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RN, BScN, MScN Ana Ljubas
Cardiology; University Hospital Center Zagreb Zagreb HR
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Rn, BScN Igor Ferjančić
Cardiology; General Hospital Zadar; Zadar HR
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RN, BScN Marina Klasan
Cardiology; University Hospital Center Rijeka Rijeka HR
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RN, BScN Martina Kralj
Cardiology; University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice Zagreb HR
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RN, BScN Romana Palić
Cardiology; University Hospital Center Zagreb Zagreb HR
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RN, BScN Marina Pavletić
Cardiology; University Hospital Center Zagreb Zagreb HR
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RN, BScN, MScN Biljana Šego
Cardiology; Clinical Hospital Dubrava Zagreb HR
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BASIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM INTERPRETATION
SKILLS AMONG NURSES IN CROATIA –
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Background. Although the need for skilled healthcare professionals with expertise
in electrocardiography and cardiac monitoring has never been greater, the
availability of such staff has never been smaller. The reasons for the lack of expert
clinicians include the following: First, lack of ECG lectures during formal nursing
training. Second, the critical lack of nurses means that nurses with little or no
clinical experience are working in hospital emergency units or departments with
ECG monitoring. Methods. This data was conducted using an evaluation sheet
during a one-day ECG course in 4 major Croatian cities: Zagreb, Rijeka, Zadar and
Osijek. Data was collected among nurses from different work sites. The knowledge
test consisted of ten different ECGs. The score of the ECG test was correlated
before and after the ECG course using Anova test. The correlation between
workplace, years of experience and nursing qualifications was tested with Mann-
Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis test using Medcalc software. Results. A total of 320
nurses attended the ECG course, out of which 275 (85,9%) nurses completed the
evaluation sheet. On avarage, nurses had 53,4% correct answers in initial testing
before ECG course and 83,5% correct answers after the ECG course (p value
Keywords:
Nursing education, ECG interpretation, ECG education.
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