Abstract
Objective: To identify whether nurses in a hospital in the north of the state of Espírito Santo have technical / scientific knowledge of advanced life support on Cardiorespiratory Arrest (CRP) in adults, based on the new guidelines of the American Heart Association (AHA) of 2018. Methods: Field study with a quantitative approach aimed at nurses, elaborated based on the guidelines of AHA 2018, with semi-structured objective questions referring to the scientific technical knowledge of the Advanced Life Support (VAS) on adult CPA. Results: Thirty nurses participated in the survey, 66.67% of whom answered that they took a theoretical and practical course on Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) after college. As for the recognition of signs of CRP, no nurse responded correctly and 73.33% do not know what immediate action to take after the recognition of CRP, showing ignorance of the AHA guidelines. Conclusion: The study pointed out the need for regular training of the interviewed professionals, since the lack of specialization added to the lack of knowledge of the AHA guidelines contributed to a knowledge below the desired level, resulting in a low percentage of correct answers regarding the knowledge of PCR in the Adult ACLS.