Table 1.

Cohort description.

N	215	Resuscitation preparedness
Age, years median [IQR]	27 [23, 33]	Training and education
Nationality		Viewed as strength	31 (14%)
Motswana	188 (87%)	Viewed as weakness	80 (37%)
African, Non-Motswana	22 (10%)	Equipment/medications
Non-African	5 (2%)	Viewed as strength	44 (20%)
Female	156 (73%)	Viewed as weakness	94 (44%)
English fluency	114 (53%)	Staff/teamwork
Setswana fluency	181 (84%)	Viewed as strength	91 (42%)
Speak English at work, n (%)	140 (65%)	Viewed as weakness	12 (6%)
Speak English at home, n (%)	14 (7%)	Clinical experience
Does not use English or Setswana at home	29 (14%)	Viewed as strength	69 (32%)
Comfortable reading English, n (%)	213 (99%)	Viewed as Weakness	41 (19%)
Nurse	153 (71%)	Demonstrated CPR skills competence (AHA BLS course passing criteria for certification)	214 (99.5%)
Years since school graduation, median [IQR]	5 [2, 10]	Did not require remediation Required remediation	75 (35%)
Location of work ED, OR, ICU, or “more than one ward”	67 (31%)	Single skills test	71 (33%)
High frequency of resuscitation (>1/month)	84 (39%)	Both manikins	68 (32%)
Never trained in CPR	155 (72%)	Identified as Potential Instructor	35 (16%)