American journal of infection control
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Am J Infect Control · Mar 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialHuman patient simulation education in the nursing management of patients requiring mechanical ventilation: a randomized, controlled trial.
Knowledge among critical care nurses and their adherence to evidence-based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia is reported to be low. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effectiveness of human patient simulation (HPS) education in the nursing management of patients requiring mechanical ventilation. ⋯ Our study identified significant transfer of learned skills to clinical practice following HPS education but no influence on the level of participants' factual knowledge.