ASSESS THE EFFECT OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING VENTILATOR BUNDLE CARE TO PREVENT OCCURRENCE OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA AMONG NURSING OFFICERS WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITAL, LUCKNOW

Astudy to assess the effect of Planned Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding ventilator bundle care to prevent occurrence of ventilator associated pneumonia among nursing officers working in selected hospital, Lucknow.The pre-experimental with one group pre test post test design was used. 50 nursing officers were included in the study. Thesocio demographic and knowledge questionnaire was collected. The knowledge level of nursing officers was assessed by self structured questionnaire.Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee Board of Eras Lucknow Medical College & Hospital and formal permission obtained from Hospital prior to conducting the study. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.Finding related to planned teaching programme by comparing pre test and post test knowledge level in among nursing officers. A significant association existed among nursing officers at p value <0.05. The mean difference was 8.860 between the pre-test and the post-test level of knowledge among nursing officers. The paired t value (19.013) was found to be significant (p=<0.001). Thus indicating that planned teaching programme was effective regarding ventilator bundle care to prevent occurrence of ventilator associated pneumonia among nursing officers.