Evaluation of CPR Technique in a Demonstration Video

Running head: VIDEO ANALYSIS
VIDEO ANALYSIS
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1VIDEO ANALYSIS
Introduction:
The purpose of this article is to evaluate one demonstration video clip, named "The Code Blue
Gone Well.” Media annotation will be used to assess the video. Media annotation is generally
used to reference a particular video in order to better evaluate a video in regards to its strengths
and weakness. The annotation of the video also used for better understanding and retrieval of the
information discussed. In order to assess if the simulation performance is adequate or not and
aligns to the standard CPR technique, the video contents are discussed and evaluated in the
context of the scholarly and ARC guidelines on resuscitation (Resus.org.au, 2019).
Simulation constitutes an essential part of teaching and the development of practical knowledge
in healthcare. Nurses gain clinical knowledge depending on simulation and teaching prior to
graduate students coming into exercise. Study results have shown that staged learning can be
contrasted with mock teaching that allows nurses to believe critically and therefore take vital
judgment to support the well-being of clients (Neill & Wotton, 2011). Studies have shown that
one specific benefit of simulated nursing teaching is that graduates are exposed to a strained
clinical situation like a tensed clinical scene.
Analyzing quality of performance:
The video started when a nurse responded to a patient’s emergency call button. At that time the
patient was having trouble breathing and she has tightness in her chest. At the around 20 second
of the video, the nurse started checking the condition of the patient. The patient has a heart rate
of 134 at that time and saturated oxygen level of 90. The nurse immediate calls for help. The
nurse who came in did not check the identification of the patient which should be conducted
according to the nursing practice. At the around 45 second of the video the second nurse asks for

2VIDEO ANALYSIS
additional help for defibrillator and the patient lost consciousness at the 0.51 second of the video.
At that time the patient did not have any pulse. The situation resembles a patient's cardiac arrest
situation. Plainly, the emergency code is to initiate CPR by care practitioners under such
circumstances and the CPR Guidelines released by the Australia Resuscitation Council will be
initiated. At the around 58 second of the video, the nurses started the resuscitation protocol
without checking any identification of the patient which is not according to the protocol.
According to the ANZCOR guidelines, the initiation of CPR only if the person is not breathing
usually (Resus.org.au 2019). At around 1.04 minute of the video, the nurse started using the Bag
Valve Mask for artificial breathing. However, the nurse did not check whether the airway of the
patient is clear or not. This not the accurate procedure for the administration of artificial
breathing. At the same time, Anterior-lateral pad placement by the nurses was also wrong. The
placement should be one in the upper left chest while the other one should be side of the body
just under the arm. Moreover, the Bystander CPR technology is strongly suggested in such
instances (Geri et al., 2017). In addition, instructions indicate that the precise air pressure
percentage for all age groups must be 30:2. Furthermore, the suggested chest pressure is equal to
100 to 120 per minute. It is also suggested that disruptions during compressions to be minimal.
In addition, the DRS ABCD evaluation must be carried out before carrying out CPR. The DRS
ABCD evaluation can be developed as Dangers, responsiveness, support and help, air way
clearance, respiratory activity, CPR and defibrillation. At 1.08 minute of the video, the nurses
started compression on the patient’s chest. The compression was wrong as 30 compression need
to be completed at one stretch, but not a single time the nurse completed 30 compression at a
single stretch. At around 2 minute time of the video, the nurse who was giving compression to
the patient was not giving 30 compression at a stretch either but her both knees should on the bed