Scholarship May 2013

Essay by: ISP039    Less than 8% of individuals who suffer out of hospital cardiac arrest survive. This statistic has the potential to be greatly improved if incidences of bystander implemented [...]

Essay by: ISP038    In the US, approximately 80% of cardiac arrests happen outside the hospital setting (AHA, 2013). This places an important role on the community to increase prevention efforts [...]

Essay by: ISP037    In order to promote Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) awareness, the key lies within spreading the message to the most amount of people. Our biggest challenge begins with [...]

Essay by: ISP036    Saving the life of a loved one or a friend, or saving the life of a complete stranger is something that should be taught to everyone beginning at a very early [...]

Essay by: ISP035    One effective approach to promoting CPR awareness for Lay Rescuers in a given community is to target school-aged children with ongoing annual teachings integrated into both [...]

Essay by: ISP034    I believe the key to promoting CPR awareness is bringing CPR classes to places in the community. Many CPR courses are offered; however, most don’t take the class unless they [...]

Essay by: ISP033    There are many views on what being a registered nurse (RN) means. There are some children that assume we love to inflict pain by giving shots, while some adults take our jobs [...]

Essay by: ISP032    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is a very important skill that every person should know how to perform. You never know when you will need to provide this to another [...]

Essay by: ISP031    Picture the inside of a mall with multiple levels of bystanders turn their attention to a small group of individuals dancing to a steady beat that is playing overhead. The [...]

Essay by: ISP030    There exists a widely held belief that with His very own breath, God breathed life into man. Man’s capability to breathe the breath of life into another is possible as well, [...]

Essay by: ISP029    Sometimes in nursing practice, in the midst of passing meds on time or fulfilling continuing education credits, we lose sight of just how much power we have to be a voice for [...]

Essay by: ISP028    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is an emergent procedure designed to preserve blood circulation to the brain in the event of cardiac arrest. In discussing ways that I [...]

Essay by: ISP027    Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation The heart plays a key role in the cardiovascular system. As a muscular organ, its main function is to help circulate blood throughout the body, [...]

Essay by: ISP026    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is a very important skill to possess in the community because it could be life saving at any time. Most community members have never been in a [...]

Essay by: ISP025    The key to promoting awareness in a community is to make it fun and interesting to your target population. As a nurse, I would promote CPR to the Lay Rescuer in my community [...]