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This study assesses how an educational intervention impacts ICU nurses' knowledge and practices of endotracheal suctioning.

August 1, 2026BMC NursingOpen Access

Effectiveness of an educational intervention on intensive care nurses' knowledge and practice of endotracheal suctioning: a single-group pretest–posttest study

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Single-group pretest–posttest study demonstrates improved ETT suctioning knowledge and practices in ICU nurses, indicating intervention success.

This study assesses how an educational intervention impacts ICU nurses' knowledge and practices of endotracheal suctioning.
Quasi-experimental single-group pretest–posttest design conducted in three public hospitals.
Sixty ICU nurses were recruited using convenience sampling.
Knowledge and practice were evaluated with a questionnaire and a checklist before and after the intervention.
Nurses' knowledge scores improved from 6.57 to 10.23 (p < 0.001, mean difference = 3.66, Cohen's d = 2.12).
Practice scores increased from 12.65 to 16.38 (p < 0.001, mean difference = 3.73, Cohen's d = 2.27).
The intervention led to significant improvements, but caution is advised in interpreting causal relationships due to study design.

Yousafzai et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Single-group pretest–posttest study demonstrates improved ETT suctioning knowledge and practices in ICU nurses, indicating intervention success.