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Background: Ventilator-Associated pneumonia (VAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality and is the second most common nosocomial infection among critically ill patients, affecting 6% to 52% and can reach to 76% in some specific hospital settings. VAP can prolong the patient’s length of stay in the hospital and thereby the financial burden. Knowledge and practice run parallel therefore, the present study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching Program on knowledge and practice regarding care bundle on prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia among nurses. Materials and methods: Pre-experimental one group pretest and posttest design was adopted to accomplish the objectives. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to select the samples. The sample consists of 30 nurses working in the ICU of a tertiary care hospital, India. The pretest and post-test assessment of knowledge and practice of the nurses was carried out using the structured knowledge questionnaire and structured observational practice checklist. The obtained data were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The mean pre-test knowledge and practice scores were 7.79 and 10.33 respectively. However, the post-test knowledge and practice scores were 24.1 and 17.16 that reveals improvement in knowledge and practice after administration of structured teaching program. The calculated t-test value was 14.95 and 16.72 for knowledge and practice which was highly significant at 0.05 level. Conclusion: The study findings concluded that the Structured Teaching Program has improved the knowledge and practice of nurses regarding the care bundle on prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

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Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Program on Knowledge and Practice Regarding Care Bundle on Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among Nurses