Background: Cardiac arrest in children does not commonly occur because of primary cause. But it occurs due to hypoxia arrest which is a respiratory and/or circulatory emergencies. India being a developing country is one among the leading countries with high child mortality. Many efforts are taken by the government but still the child mortality is high in our country. BLS and PALS are the lifesaving procedures for children which helps in treating them in emergency situations and in reducing the high child mortality rates

Objectives: To assess knowledge and Knowledge retention regarding PALS among Nursing Students before and after administration of PALS training programme.

Methods: A quasi experimental (time series test) design was used to examine the effectiveness of PALS training programme. The study participants comprised of 60 B.Sc. Nursing IV year students and six groups of ten students each were made by using consecutive sampling technique. PALS Training programme was divided into two parts including BLS Training and PALS training. The nursing students who were competent in BLS Training were eligible for attending PALS Training Programme. Knowledge was assessed initially, immediately after training and again on 28 day by PALS.

Results: Findings of the study indicate that PALS training programme was effective in enhancing the knowledge as the findings indicate that the mean of the post-test knowledge score (28.47) was higher by pre-test knowledge score which was (11.13). But there is subsequent decrease in knowledge on 28th day (19.67). So regular reinforcement sessions should be given to the students.

Conclusion: PALS Training Programme was effective in enhancing the knowledge of nursing students regarding PALS.