The effectiveness of Using Newport e500 respiratory ventilator manual among nurses in the clinical practice

• Main Authors: Chu-Chen Huang, 黃朱岑
• Other Authors: Li-Ling Hsu,RN,Ed.D
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37524332064644626671

碩士 === 國立台北護理學院 === 醫護教育研究所 === 95 === Abstract The purpose of this study was to assess the cognitive scores of respiratory ventilator among nurses before and after using the respiratory ventilator manual at a certain Veteran Hospital at the northeast Taiwan. This was one group pretest-posttest study design. Fifty-six nurses were recruited in this study including medical, surgical, intensive care, and respiratory care unit. The intervention consisted of demonstration of operating a respiratory ventilator and giving a self-learning manual of respiratory ventilators. A self-designated questionnaire was validated by experts and used to measure the cognitive score of using the respiratory ventilator manual before the intervention and two weeks after the intervention. The Data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, Spearman correlation, t-test, one-way ANOVA using SPSS 12 version software package. The findings presented that the mean cognitive score of using respiratory ventilator manual among subjects at the posttest was significantly higher than the pretest. Second, the mean cognitive score of using respiratory ventilator manual was 20.58 ± 2.74(the full score was 25). Also, four cognitive subscores of using the respiratory ventilator manual ranged from 0.69 to 0.90. The rank in mean subscores was “question and answer”, “tubing appliance”, “tubing assemblage”, and “the application of respiratory ventilators”. Third, there was a significant relationship work in year and a significant difference job position of the demographic data and cognitive scores of using the respiratory ventilator manual. In addition to, the formal nurses’ cognitive scores of using the respiratory ventilator manual was greater than the contracting nurses using Scheffe’s test. Fourth, 83% of nurses addressed “satisfaction” on using the respiratory ventilator manual because its content was clear and easy to understand. Again, 73% of nurses described the improvement of respiratory ventilator cognitive ability after using the respiratory ventilator manual. Additionally, 86% of nurses agreed that the respiratory ventilator manual was useful in clinical practice. Furthermore, 96% of nurses were willing to execute the content according to the respiratory ventilator manual. In general, nurses can improve the respiratory cognitive ability by using the respiratory ventilator manual. Therefore, this study suggests that the respiratory ventilator manual can be a way of proceeding respiratory ventilator’s education among nurses in the future. By doing so, it can help nurses to understand the respiratory ventilators and to provide safety care to patients.