The Impact of Educational Sessions on Ventilator Waveforms Knowledge among Palestinian ICU Nurses: Quasi Experimental Study رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

Introduction: The waveforms of ventilators include a knowledge that is critical for safe and successful mechanical ventilation. In critical care circumstances, its interpretation by competent healthcare practitioners enables accurate modifications, timely treatments, and improved patient outcomes. This study was aimed to investigate the knowledge level among Palestinian ICU nurses about MV waveforms and the impact of education sessions on it. Methodology: The researcher utilized a one group pretest and posttest quasi-experimental quantitative design on a convenience sample of 72 ICU nurses in West Bank – Palestine, which received an educational session related to MV waveforms by a specialist, and received a pretest and posttest questionnaire that was developed based on previous literature. The data were analyzed using SPSS software, where summary measures (i.e., frequencies, mean, standard deviation, …, etc.) were used to describe the data and inferential tests (i.e., t-test, Chi-square test, one-way analysis of variance, …, et). were conducted to investigate the relationships and differences between study variables. Data was collected in an anonymous and confidential manner. Results: Main results showed that 50% of the nurses were male, with a mean age of 28.44 ± 4.75 years old, 6.34 ± 4.33 and 4.66 ± 3.63 years of experiences in nursing and ICU settings, respectively, with a mean pretest score of knowledge equals to 43.704% ± 16.67%, that was significantly related to older nurses’ age and higher ICU experience (p-value = 0.019 and 0.004, respectively), which significantly increased to a mean posttest score of 67.315% ± 16.53%, that was also significantly related to older nurses’ age and VII higher ICU experience (p-value = 0.039 and 0.004 , respectively) , in which the score increase was not significantly related to any of the demographic or professional factors. Conclusion: There is a positive impact of educational sessions on the knowledge of MV waveforms among Palestinian nurses. There is a need to conduct further studies to evaluate the impact over multiple time points post-educational sessions, as well as the comparison between several specialties. Continuous education efforts should also proceed inside health institutions in Palestine.