Effectiveness Of Structured Teaching Programme On Knowledge Regarding Weaning And Extubation Criteria Of Patient’s On Mechanical Ventilator Among Staff Nurses Working In Intensive Care Units In Selected Hospitals: A Pre-Experimental Study

Abstract

Background: Mechanical Ventilator is integral life support instrumentation within the critical care. About 10–12% of the ICU patients are going to be reintubated among 72 hours of extubation and literatures suggests that regarding 40–90% of those patients present with laryngeal edema during laryngoscopy. It's vital for every qualified nurse operating in critical care atmosphere to perceive indications and utilization of mechanical ventilation.
Objective: 1) To assess the pre-test knowledge regarding Weaning and Extubation criteria of patient’s on Mechanical Ventilator among Staff Nurses.
2) To assess the post-test knowledge regarding Weaning and Extubation criteria of patient’s on Mechanical Ventilator among Staff Nurses.
3) To evaluate the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge regarding Weaning and Extubation criteria of patient’s on Mechanical Ventilator among Staff Nurses.
4) To associate post-test knowledge score with selected demographic variable.
Methodology: Quantitative research approach, a pre experimental one group pre test and post test research design were used to accomplished a stated objective. It was conducted over 75 staff nurses working in intensive care units by using Non probability purposive sampling technique. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection on knowledge regarding weaning and extubation criteria.
Result: The analysis was done with the help of inferential and descriptive statistics. Analysis reveals that the pretest knowledge score was 10.28 + 4.07 and post test knowledge scores was 21.78 + 3.47 that reveals improvement in knowledge after administration of structured teaching programme. The tabulated value for n=75-1 i.e., 74 degrees of freedom was 1.98. The calculated ‘t’ value was 36.33 which was highly significant at 0.05 level. Thus, the H1 is accepted.
Conclusion: The study result shows that after intervention on knowledge regarding weaning and extubation criteria among staff nurses were improved significantly.