Table I.

Percentage of items answered correctly on written and performance evaluations and mean self-efficacy ratings

Scale	Pre-training mean (SD)	Post-training mean (SD)	Post-training–pre-training mean (SD)
Written evaluation
Overall	57 (14)	80 (12)	23 (14)
Overview and principles of resuscitation	61 (19)	83 (13)	22 (23)
Initial steps in resuscitation	53 (19)	77 (17)	24 (23)
Ventilation	54 (15)	77 (17)	23 (18)
Chest compressions	61 (21)	86 (14)	26 (23)
Performance evaluation
Overall	43 (21)	88 (9)	45 (21)
Initial steps	60 (18)	87 (11)	26 (20)
Ventilation	34 (88)	88 (12)	53 (28)
Chest compressions	28 (33)	93 (14)	65 (35)
Self-efficacy
Overall	3.7 (0.7)	4.5 (0.5)	0.8 (0.8)

n = 127.

Differences from pre- to post-training were significant for all scales (P < .001).

Self-efficacy ratings range from 1 to 5 (rather than 0 to 100) and therefore are presented with 1 decimal point to provide detail that may be missed by rounding to whole numbers.