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Alireza Samimi Sarangi1, Kolsoum Deldar2, Ahmad Bagheri Moghaddam3
1Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
BMC Nursing
|February 17, 2026
Summary
An interactive mobile app significantly improved nursing students' knowledge and self-efficacy in mechanical ventilation management compared to a non-interactive version. This technology-enhanced learning approach boosts competence in critical care procedures.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Medical Technology
- Critical Care
Background:
- Mechanical ventilation management is a core nursing skill.
- Technology-enhanced learning offers potential for skill acquisition.
- This study investigated an interactive mobile app for mechanical ventilation training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of an interactive mobile application versus a non-interactive version.
- To assess improvements in nursing students' knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical performance.
- To focus on procedures including weaning, extubation, and re-intubation.
Main Methods:
- Randomized clinical trial involving final-year undergraduate nursing students.
- Intervention group used an interactive mobile app (i-BreathGuard); control group used a non-interactive version.
- Outcomes included clinical performance (OSCE, ICU evaluation), knowledge, and self-efficacy, measured pre- and post-intervention.
Main Results:
- The interactive app group showed significantly greater improvement in knowledge scores.
- Self-efficacy was substantially higher in the interactive group compared to the control group (p < 0.001).
- Significant group-by-time interactions confirmed the intervention's effectiveness across all outcomes.
Conclusions:
- Interactive mobile learning tools effectively enhance nursing students' competence in mechanical ventilation management.
- The findings support the use of technology-enhanced learning for critical care nursing education.
- Further longitudinal studies are recommended to validate and extend these results.
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