title: Nursing students' knowledge about ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention guidelines: Effectiveness of a teaching program.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Adult Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Al albayt University, Mafraq, Jordan. Electronic address: sma91@case.edu.
authors.forename: Sami M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Aloush
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011361:Professional Competence; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Educational program; Nursing students; Prevention guidelines; Ventilator-associated pneumonia