Highlights
- •Nursing students do not receive enough education about ventilator-associated pneumonia in their schools.
- •Ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention guidelines courses are effective in expanding students' knowledge.
- •Integrating ventilator-associated pneumonia education in nursing curricula improves knowledge of future nurses.
This study evaluated the effectiveness of an educational course that aimed to expand
student nurses' knowledge about the guidelines for ventilator-associated pneumonia
(VAP) prevention. In the pretest, the students revealed poor knowledge (mean score
± SD, 6.3 ± 2.8 out of 20). After completion of the educational program, participants
in the experimental group showed a significant improvement (t105 = 14.9, P < .001). The control group showed no significant improvement. More focus on VAP prevention
guidelines is essential in nursing curricula.
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Publication history
Published online: March 07, 2017
Footnotes
Funding/support: Supported by a grant from Al albayt University, Mafraq, Jordan (8243/2016).
Conflicts of interest: None to report.
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