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Mechanical Ventilation Boot Camp Curriculum
Published on: March 12, 2018
From theory to practice: implementing an education bundle for neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) in the
Brianna K Brei1, Abhineet Sharma2,3, Kara Mickas2
1Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. Brianna.Brei@unmc.edu.
Objectives:
Evaluate objective knowledge acquisition, subjective comfort, confidence, and barriers to NAVA implementation following a multimodal educational intervention. Demonstrate clinical use of NAVA post-education.
Study Design:
Prospective study of 59 intensive care providers in a standalone children's hospital undergoing a four-part NAVA education bundle from March to June 2022. Providers completed pre- and post-education surveys. Analysis performed with descriptive statistics, independent and paired t-tests.
Results:
Prior to education, most providers had no clinical experience with NAVA (n = 44, 80%). The mean knowledge score of providers increased post-education by 3.48 points (4.40 (SD 1.65) vs. 7.88 (SD 1.76), p < 0.001). Perceived provider comfort and confidence increased, and barriers decreased, resulting in increased NAVA utilization.
Conclusions:
A multimodal education intervention for ventilator technology can increase provider objective knowledge, comfort, and confidence while decreasing barriers to implementation.
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