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Original Research | Nursing | Volume 15 Issue 6, June 2026 | Pages: 887 - 889 | India
Effectiveness of a Structured Teaching and Demonstration Programme on Knowledge and Expressed Practices of Staff Nurses Regarding Ventilator Use in Intensive Care Units: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Abstract: Background: Mechanical ventilation is a life-saving intervention commonly used in intensive care units. Nurses play a vital role in ensuring the safe and effective management of mechanically ventilated patients. Inadequate knowledge and inappropriate practices regarding use of ventilator may result in serious patient complications. Aim: To assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching and demonstration Programme on Knowledge and Expressed Practices regarding use of ventilator among Staff Nurses working in different ICU's of IGMC and Hospital Shimla, H.P. Methods: A quantitative research approach with a quasi-experimental research design was adopted. The study was conducted among 60 staff nurses working in different ICUs of IGMC and Hospital Shimla, selected through a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire and a five-point Likert scale for expressed practices. Following the pre-test assessment, a structured teaching and demonstration programme was administered, and the post-test was conducted after 11 days of pre-test. Results: In the pre-test, 46.7% of participants had average knowledge, whereas 45% demonstrated excellent knowledge in the post-test. Similarly, expressed practices improved from predominantly average levels (61.7%) in the pre-test to higher proportions of good (36.7%) and excellent (23.3%) practices in the post-test. The mean knowledge score increased from 18.67 ± 5.05 (53.30%) to 24.95 ± 5.88 (71.30%), with a mean difference of 6.28. The paired 't' test value (t = 13.911) was statistically significant at p < 0.001. Likewise, the mean expressed practices score increased from 61.12 ± 12.06 (61.10%) to 68.80 ± 14.77 (68.80%), with a mean difference of 7.68, and the paired 't' test value (t = 9.159) was statistically significant at p < 0.001.The findings suggest that the structured teaching and demonstration programme regarding use of ventilator given to the group was effective in significantly improving their knowledge and expressed practices score among staff nurses.
Keywords: Staff nurses, knowledge, expressed practices, structured teaching and demonstration programme, ICU and ventilator
How to Cite?: Archana Kumari, Dr Kiran Kumari, "Effectiveness of a Structured Teaching and Demonstration Programme on Knowledge and Expressed Practices of Staff Nurses Regarding Ventilator Use in Intensive Care Units: A Quasi-Experimental Study", Volume 15 Issue 6, June 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 887-889, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26617193042, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26617193042