Evaluating the Effects of Popular Music on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training

Nursing students that agreed to participate received two hours of theoretical lecture on basic life support for healthcare professionals.The training was based on the 2015 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) and was provided by an emergency medical expert that had an AHA First Aid Trainer certificate.

Following the theoretical lecture, participants were allocated to the intervention and the control groups and performed at least 5 cycles of CPR (1 cycle=2 minute) on a high-fidelity simulation mannequin at the practice laboratory. During the performance, one of the students delivered rescue breath with a bag valve mask (BVM) whereas the other student performed compression. Participants switched positions after each cycle with 120 compressions.Following the training, students in the control group received the standard CPR training whereas the participants in the intervention group listened to the song to be used in CPR and then performed CPR while listening to the song. CPR performance of the participants was evaluated just after the CPR training (short-term) and six weeks after the training (long-term).

Inclusion criteria

• third-year nursing students
• who were enrolled in the nursing department
• who did not receive prior CPR training

Exclusion criteria

• students that did not agree to participate