Achieving Quality Patient-Ventilator Management: Advancing Evidence-Based Nursing Care

Abstract

and an overview of complementary and alternative therapies for critically ill patients. 3 The overall purpose of that series of articles was to empower and educate nurses with respect to caring for patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support. In addition to specific implications for nursing practice and research contained in each of the articles, we offer as a summary to the series additional suggestions to promote patientcentered care with an emphasis on implications for evidence-based nursing practice and implications for nursing research. We do so in order to enhance the art and science of caring for patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support so that quality outcomes can be achieved.

Assessing Nurses' Knowledge regarding Ventilator Mechanics

“…The use of educational module along with the teaching sessions have always been the effective learning strategies to improve knowledge. Globally, several studies have been conducted, which reported that nurses lack adequate knowledge regarding ventilator mechanics (4,(15)(16); and educational modules and various teaching sessions can facilitate in increasing their knowledge and competency (16)(17)(18)(19). The significant difference in pre-test and post-test of the current study revealed that education can be a key to bring a change in the knowledge level.…”

Reliability and criterion‐related validity testing (construct) of the Endotracheal Suction Assessment Tool (ESAT©)

“…Compounding these issues is the complexity of care within the PIC environment and inadequate knowledge of protocols and practices that directly impact the quality of patient care (Blackwood, ; Cousins & Power, ; Day et al., , ; Jacobe, Denessen, & Postma, ; Lester & Tritter, ; Mangione & Nieman, ; McGlynn & Brook, ; Moore, ). Chlan, Tracy, and Grossbach () suggested that competence and intensive care skills for the ventilated patient require specific education strategies and support. This underlying premise informed the development and validation of the ESAT©.…”