Being a nurse for 14 years this was and is a skill that you had to learn and hopefully never had to use.
C is for cardiac compressions
A is for atria
R is for respiration
D is for diastolic pressure
I is for intensity of situation
O is for order of operations
P is for pulse
U is for understanding signs
L is for legal rules to follow
M is for muscle contractions
O is for order
N is for notes of situation
A is for artery
R is for reading the signs
Y is for yearly certifications
R is for restoration of life
E is for emergencies
S is for sustainability
U is for undertaking the lead in a situation
S is for study (practice)
I is for information given to prepare
T is for tactile skill
A is for American Heart Association
T is for teaching skills
I is for interactive
O is for organization of scene
N is for nicely done when recovery occurs.
This is not a definitive definition of CPR.