Nurses' motivation in cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Background Nurse motivation can have a significant impact on the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the survival of patients. Despite this, few studies have been conducted on the motivation of nurses to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the objective of examining the motivation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation among nurses. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 217 nurses in a teaching hospital in Iran, in 2023. A random sample of nurses was selected from four departments of emergency care, special care, internal medicine, and surgery. The questionnaire for demographic information and motivation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation was completed by them. The data was entered into SPSS software and analyzed using Mann-Whitney, ANOVA, Pearson coefficients, and Kruskal-Wallis tests. The significance level was considered to be less than 0.5. Results A high mean score in the dimension of the feeling of achievement (4.10 ± 0.50) was observed for nurses' motivation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. There were more motivational factors in the emergency department than in other departments in terms of the feeling of achievement, high chance of success, low chances of success, recognition and appreciation, perceived importance, and beliefs (p < 0.05). A higher mean score was received in the dimension of perceived importance by nurses who had participated in cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses and had a bachelor's degree(p < 0.05). Using the correlation coefficient, it was determined that the number of times one participated in cardiopulmonary resuscitation correlated negatively and statistically significantly with motivation scores in the dimensions of the feeling of achievement(r=-.170), low chances of success(r=-.183), perceived importance (r = − .302), and beliefs(r = − .250; p < 0.05). Conclusion According to our findings, nurses are more motivated to perform a quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation if they feel like they have succeeded. Nurse managers should also develop and implement training programs and workshops that emphasize attitude and job motivation in hospitals to ensure that nurses from other departments, such as those working in the emergency department, are motivated and motivated to participate in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.