Assessment of the teaching-learning process in students of the health area: cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers

Objective: To evaluate the skills and knowledge of undergraduate students in the health area on cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers with the use of an automatic external defibrillator. Method: The evaluation was performed in three different stages of the teaching-learning process. A theoretical and practical course was taught and the theoretical classes included demonstration. The evaluation was performed in three different stages of the teaching-learning process. Two instruments were applied to evaluate the skills (30-items checklist) and knowledge (40-questions written test). The sample comprised 84 students. Results: After the theoretical and practical course, an increase was observed in the number of correct answers in the 30-items checklist and 40-questions written test. Conclusion: After the theoretical class (including demonstration), only one of the 30-items checklist for skills achieved an index >= 90% of correct answers. On the other hand, an index of correct answers greater than 90% was achieved in 26 (86.7%) of the 30 items after a practical training simulation, evidencing the importance of this training in the defibrillation procedure.