Effect of Implementing an Educational Intervention on Nurses’ Performance regarding Adherence to Infection Control Precautions on Mechanical Ventilation

Sabry Shehab, Mariam; Mohamed Zanaty, Mostafa; Elsayed Mansour, Hend; Abouda Abdelhameed, Asmaa; Eid Abdelmonaem Shaanan, Soultan, Amal

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2025.448595

Effect of Implementing an Educational Intervention on Nurses’ Performance regarding Adherence to Infection Control Precautions on Mechanical Ventilation

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Critical and Emergency Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damietta University, Egypt

² Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. Nursing Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Wadi Alddawasir, Prince Sattam Bin Abdelaziz University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

³ Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

⁴ Medical–Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Damietta University, Egypt

⁵ Medical–Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

10.21608/ejhc.2025.448595

Abstract

Background: Critical care nurses provide direct care to patients who require mechanical ventilation and act the key in preventing and development of infections in ventilated patients. Aim: Evaluate the effect of implementing an educational intervention on nurses’ performance regarding adherence to infection control precautions on mechanical ventilation. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in the ICU unit at Al-Azhar University Hospital. Sample: A convenience sample of all available nurses (40 nurses). Tools: Two tools were used, the nurse's knowledge questionnaire and the observational checklist. Results: There was a statistically significant difference in overall nurses' knowledge and practice before and after the educational program (P-value = 0.001**). The nurses' knowledge scores increased from 32.5% to 87.5% after the program was implemented, while the observed nurses' practice score increased from 7.5% to 55%. Conclusion: Following the educational program, nurses' knowledge and practice about adherence to infection control procedures on mechanical ventilation reach satisfactory levels. Recommendation: Providing continual training programs to ICU nurses to improve their performance in terms of infection control precautions during mechanical ventilation.

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