Safe Use of Defibrillators: A Case Study in Greek Registered Nurses.

International literature reveals the deficit of nurses' knowledge on the defibrillator and the need to implement continuing education training courses relative to clinical issues.The purpose of this study was the evaluation of Greek registered nurses' knowledge on the safe use of the defibrillator before and after a 2-h workshop. Anonymous self-administered validated questionnaire consisted of two parts was used to collect the data, after the written consent of the participants.

Evaluation of Pulse Oximetry Knowledge of Greek Registered Nurses.

Proper use and evaluation of the pulse oximeter readings in everyday clinical practice are related to patient safety and quality of provided patient healthcare. Purpose of this study was the evaluation of Greek registered nurses' knowledge in pulse oximetry before and after an educational intervention implemented in a 2-h educational intervention (workshop). Anonymous self-administered validated questionnaire consisted of two parts was used to collect the data, after the written consent of the author, in a sample consisted of 78 participants (12 men and 66 women) and the output data were analyzed with SPSS v.