Table 2.
PALS Training Self-efficacy for Level of Familiarity of the Participants on Six Skills on the Scale of 1 to 5
| Survey item | Pre-mock code (mean) | Post-mock code (mean) | P valuea |
| Being part of the team | |||
| All participants (n=82) | 3.03/5 | 3.63/5 | <.001 |
| PICU RN subgroup (n=42) | 2.83/5 | 3.60/5 | <.001 |
| Repeat participants subgroup (n=14) | 3.14/5 | 3.79/5 | .008 |
| Drawing medication | |||
| All participants (n=82) | 2.72/5 | 3.13/5 | <.001 |
| PICU RN subgroup (n=42) | 3.20/5 | 3.73/5 | <.001 |
| Repeat participants subgroup (n=14) | 3.00/5 | 3.64/5 | .130 |
| Doing chest compression | |||
| All participants (n=82) | 3.90/5 | 4.18/5 | <.001 |
| PICU RN subgroup (n=42) | 3.71/5 | 4.12/5 | <.001 |
| Repeat participants subgroup (n=14) | 3.83/5 | 4.00/5 | .25 |
| Providing bag mask ventilation | |||
| All participants (n=82) | 3.88/5 | 4.07/5 | <.001 |
| PICU RN subgroup (n=42) | 3.54/5 | 3.91/5 | .004 |
| Repeat participants subgroup(n=14) | 3.50/5 | 3.73/5 | .50 |
| Doing/assisting endotracheal intubation | |||
| All participants (n=82) | 3.47/5 | 3.68/5 | <.001 |
| PICU RN subgroup (n=42) | 3.32/5 | 3.56/5 | .008 |
| Repeat participants subgroup (n=14) | 3.45/5 | 3.70/5 | .25 |
| Using defibrillator during code | |||
| All participants (n=82) | 2.72/5 | 3.39/5 | <.001 |
| PICU RN subgroup(n=42) | 2.83/5 | 3.43/5 | <.001 |
| Repeat participants subgroup (n=14) | 2.79/5 | 3.46/5 | < .031 |
a
Based on the Wilcoxon signed rank test.