An educational programme for critical care nurses on the interpretation of ventilator graphics

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University of Pretoria

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The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge of critical care nurses regarding ventilator waveforms in order to develop an educational programme on this topic. A quantitative, descriptive, contextual research design was used, and convenience sampling implemented. A survey, using a questionnaire as measuring instrument, was conducted among critical care nurses in selected private hospitals in Gauteng. The response rate was 69%. Cronbach’s alpha indicated that the questionnaire was fairly reliable. The total average percentage achieved by the group of 111 respondents was 40,28%, which is 19.72% below the set competency indicator of 60%. Only 15 respondents achieved a percentage of or above the competency indicator. Results proved that the respondents required intensive training on the topic. A user-friendly education programme in the format of a PowerPoint presentation was developed to address knowledge deficiencies in critical care nurses’ interpretation of ventilator graphics.

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Dissertation (MCur (Clinical))--University of Pretoria, 2007.

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Critical care nurses, Knowledge deficiencies, Educational programme, Measuring instrument, Powerpoint presentation, Competency indicator, Cronbach’s alpha, Ventilator waveforms, UCTD

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Windsor, S 2007, An educational programme for critical care nurses on the interpretation of ventilator graphics, MCur Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28722>