• Patel Radha Bharatbhai
• Ms. Chandrika Dharajiya
• Ms. swapna suhas kadukkat

Background: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia is the most common nosocomial infection, with the prevalence rates ranging from 10% to 70% in critical care units. It is the sub type of hospital acquired pneumonia with occurs in people who are on mechanical ventilation through an endotracheal on tracheostomy tube for more than 48 hours with reported incidence of 6-20 times higher in these patients. VAP is a major health care burden in terms of mortality increased in health care cost, increased length of ventilator days hospital stays with prolonged. It allows the nurses to red-flag areas may require more in-depth knowledge and practice regarding ventilator bundle care to prevent the Ventilator Associated Pneumonia. Aims: This study aims to evaluate the effect of planned teaching programme regarding ventilator bundle care on knowledge and practice of ventilator associated pneumonia among staff nurses working in selected hospitals of Ahmedabad city. Objectives of the studies were: 1. To assess the pre-test level of knowledge & practice among staff nurses regarding Ventilator Bundle Care of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia among staff nurses working in selected hospitals of Ahmedabad city. 2. To assess the post-test level of knowledge & practice among staff nurses regarding Ventilator Bundle Care of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia among staff nurses working in selected hospitals of Ahmedabad city. 3. To evaluate the effect of planned teaching programme regarding ventilator bundle care on knowledge and practice of ventilator associated pneumonia among staff nurses working in selected hospitals of Ahmedabad city. 4. To find out association between pre-test level of knowledge and practice regarding Ventilator Bundle Care of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia with selected demographic variables among staff nurses working in selected hospitals of Ahmedabad city. Methodology: Quantitative research approach was used with Pre experimental (one group pre-test post–test) research design. The investigator used non-probability convenience sampling technique for selecting 40 samples. Result: The demographic variable major findings are age, out 40 samples majority of the samples 72.5 % belonged to age group of 21 to 30 years, 67.5% female staff were participant, 62.5 % staff nurses are belongs to GNM Nursing, 62.5 % staff nurses are working in ICU, 42.5 % staff nurses have 1-5 years of working experience and 55% staff nurses are belonged to No any special training under gone before Ventilator Bundle Care. The mean Pre- test score was 15.37 and the mean post-test score was 22.53 with the mean difference of 7.16. The table also represents that the Standard deviation of Pre -test score was 3.47 and Standard deviation of post-test score was 2.80. It reveals that mean post-test knowledge score was significantly higher than mean Pre-test knowledge scores. The calculated ‘t’ value was 16.22 and the tabulated ‘t’ value was 2.02 at 0.05 level of significance. The mean pre-test practice score was 44.82 and the mean of post-test practice score 59.98. The standard deviation of pre-test practice score was 6.64 and standard deviation of post-test practice score was 4.07. The calculated ‘t’ value was 15.75 and tabulated ‘t’ was 2.02 at 0.05 level of significance. Therefore, the null hypothesis Ho was rejected and research hypothesis H1 was accepted. Association of the pre-test knowledge score was found significant with demographic variables such as Age and Education qualification and Association of the pre-test practice score was found significant with demographic variable is Education qualification. Conclusion: This indicates that the Planned Teaching Programme regarding Ventilator Bundle Care was effective in increasing knowledge and practice of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia among Staff Nurses Working in Selected Hospitals of Ahmedabad City.

Key Words: Evaluate, Effect, Planned Teaching Programme, Ventilator Bundle Care (VBC), Knowledge, Practice, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP), Staff Nurses, Selected hospitals.

"A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME REGARDING VENTILATOR BUNDLE CARE ON KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITALS OF AHMEDABAD CITY.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 7, page no.h621-h633, July-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2407773.pdf

"A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME REGARDING VENTILATOR BUNDLE CARE ON KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA AMONG STAFF NURSES WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITALS OF AHMEDABAD CITY.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 7, page no. pph621-h633, July-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2407773.pdf