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While intensive care nurses are well-studied, ward nurses managing such patients are underexplored.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aims:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study evaluated ward nurses\u2019 knowledge and skills in endotracheal suctioning and assessed the impact of structured education on their performance using a partial-task trainer.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting and Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A quasi-experimental study was conducted with 45 ward nurses from surgical and medical departments in a university hospital.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Data were collected using a Descriptive Characteristics Form, Suctioning Knowledge Questionnaire, and Suctioning Skills Evaluation Form. Nurses attended a four-hour training session, including theoretical and practical components, followed by post-training assessments. A paired-samples\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">t<\/jats:italic>\n                      -test was conducted to assess the differences in knowledge and skills before and after the education and practical skill sessions. Inter-rater agreement was measured using inter-item correlation and intra-class correlation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Nurses\u2019 knowledge and skills improved significantly after training. Self-assessed skills scores decreased post-training, indicating greater self-awareness. Post-training, knowledge improved in oxygenation, catheter size selection, positioning, and saline use. Skills showed significant improvement in monitoring hemodynamics, informing patients, catheter withdrawal, hyperoxygenation, and documentation. Inter-rater reliability was high, as measured by inter-item correlation and intra-class correlation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Structured education effectively enhances ward nurses\u2019 knowledge and skills in suctioning, improving critical practices like oxygenation and hemodynamic monitoring. The decline in self-assessment scores highlights increased critical evaluation of practices. 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