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. 2018 Mar 23;4(2):77–82. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2017-000243

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