WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Dipika Sharma* and Maya Belbase

ABSTRACT

Background: Mechanical ventilation is an essential, lifesaving therapy for patients with critical illness in intensive care unit. Mechanical ventilators can be defined as a technique through which gas is moved towards and form the lung through an external device connected directly to the patients. Mechanical ventilators are a machine that helps people breath when they are not able to breathe enough on their own. The patient in the intensive care unit often requires mechanical assistance to maintain airway patency. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study design was used in the study. Non-probability purposive sampling technic was adopted while selecting the setting and samples. Total 51 nurses were selected to answer the research questionnaires. Results: Total 51 participants were involved in the study among which majority of the participants 30(58.8%) had adequate and 21(41.2%) had inadequate knowledge regarding care of patients with mechanical ventilator. Likewise, 49(96.1%) of participants had adequate practice and only 2(3.9%) participants had inadequate practice regarding care of the patients with mechanical ventilator. Correlation between knowledge and practice revealed that positive and weak. Conclusion: The majority of participants had adequate knowledge on care of patients with mechanical ventilator. Although the overall knowledge of participants was good there is still some participants have poor knowledge and practice. Positive and weak correlation between knowledge and practice. Comparatively knowledge is poor than the practice. Accordingly, to increase the knowledge of participants working in the critical units, proper training and in-service education program must be needed.

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