The purpose of this study is to provide basic materials on reviewing the frequenc;y of the training for BLS, which is one of
the fundamental nursing skills, by analyzing how the training affects nursing students’ knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy
concerning BLS. This study was a one group pretest-posttest repeated measures quasi-experiment design. The data were collected
via structural questionnaires completed by 33 nursing students who participated in an AHA BLS course for healthcare providers in
S college on November 17, 2012. Knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy of CPR were measured four times; at before, immediately
after, 1 month after, 6 months after. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired t-test, wilcoxon signed
rank test, and repeated measure ANOVA with SPSS 18.0 program. The results are as follows. KACPR BLS Course for healthcare
providers have a positive effect on the knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy of BLS. In the lasting effect of the training, the
knowledge of CPR declined a month after the training, and the attitude and self-efficacy decreased six months after the training.
The findings indicate that repeated training on BLS is needed before the re-training of certification in KACPR.