The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of a self-instructional module regarding ventilator-associated pneumonia care bundle prevention on internship students' knowledge and clinical performance in pediatric intensive care unit.The hypotheses of this study were as follows: 1. Internship students who are taught by VAP care bundle prevention self-instructional module exhibit higher scores in knowledge test about VAP care bundle prevention than those who are not. 2. Internship students who are taught by VAP care bundle prevention self-instructional module exhibit higher scores in performing the VAP care bundle prevention procedure than those who are not. 3. Internship students who are taught by VAP care bundle prevention self-instructional module exhibit more positive feedback about it than those who are not.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
100
Nursing interns students learned the routine PICU nursing care for the children on mechanical ventilator.
Nursing interns students learned about VAP care bundle prevention self-instructional module through assessment, preparation, implementation and evaluation phases.
Eman Arafa Badr
Alexandria, Egypt
Nursing Interns' Knowledge
total score ranged from 0 to 30 distributed as follows: Low knowledge level \<60% of the total score, Moderate knowledge level from 60% to \<75% of the total score, High knowledge level ≥75% of the total score.
Time frame: Before data collection, immediately after and after three months of the clinical experience
Nursing Interns' performance
Total score ranged from 16 to 32 and distributed as follows: Iow performance \<60% of the total score, Moderate performance ranging from 60% to \<75% of the total score, High performance for the score ≥75% of the total score.
Time frame: Before data collection, immediately after and after three months of the clinical experience
Self-Instructional Module Feedback
It consists of 10 statements with 4 points Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (4). The higher score, the more positive feedback.
Time frame: immediately after VAP care bundle prevention self-instructional module
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