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Table 2 Pretest and posttest ECG-KT scores

From: The effectiveness of an online educational program on nurses’ electrocardiogram interpretation skills

Pretest and Posttest ECG-KT Scores

Pretest

(X̄±SS)

Posttest

(X̄±SS)

t/p

 

Subscales

    

 Normal sinus rhythm and derivations

52.68 ± 24.02

75.09 ± 20.70

-4.638/0.006*

 Atrial arrhythmias

36.85 ± 11.65

60.55 ± 14.79

-9.849/0.010*

 

 Ventricular arrhythmias

53.57 ± 21.41

74.44 ± 11.64

-2.519/0.086

 

 Blocks

26.39 ± 1.17a

36.39 ± 1.17a

-

 

 Pacemaker

50.83 ± 0.38

78.33 ± 10.21

-3.957/0.158

 

 Acute coronary syndrome

44.81 ± 17.96

56.11 ± 22.03

-4.689/0.043*

 

Total

46.5 ± 17.5

66.2 ± 17.2

-16.604/<0.001*

 
  1. X̄: Mean; SS: Standard deviation
  2. a Correlation could not be calculated because the standard error was close to zero
  3. *Paired samples t test