Table 1.
Characteristics of nursing participants (n=32)
| Characteristic | Summary Value |
| Total PICU nursing experience years (median, IQR) | 3 (1.4, 8) |
| DHMC PICU nursing experience years (median, IQR) | 3 (1.4, 6) |
| Total nursing experience years (median, IQR) | 8 (5, 20.3) |
| Number of paediatric codes attended last year (median, IQR) | 1 (0, 2) |
| Number of paediatric mock codes attended in last year (median, IQR) | 1 (1, 2) |
| Time since last paediatric code (%) | |
| <1 month | 10% |
| 1–6 months | 35% |
| 7–12 months | 16% |
| >12 months | 39% |
| Time since last paediatric mock code (%) | |
| <1 month | 6% |
| 1–6 months | 47% |
| 7–12 months | 22% |
| >12 months | 25% |
| Time since last Paediatric Advance Life Support training (%) | |
| <1 month | 13% |
| 1–6 months | 34% |
| 7–12 months | 19% |
| >12 months | 34% |
| Number of code cart used last year (median, IQR) | 2 (1,3.5) |
| Comfort in finding equipment on paediatric code cart | |
| Scale 1–5, 1–uncomfortable, 3–neutral, 5–comfortable (median, IQR) | 3 (2,3) |
| Preparedness in managing the code cart during codes. | |
| Scale 1–5, 1–unprepared, 3–neutral, 5–prepared (median, IQR) | 3 (2,4) |
| Preparedness in managing defibrillator during codes. | |
| Scale 1–5, 1–unprepared, 3–neutral, 5–prepared (median, IQR) | 3 (2,3) |
PICU, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.
DHMC, Dartmouth Hitchock Medical Center