PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Kornelija Erdelja AU - Azra Hodzic AU - Ivana Barisic AU - Kristina Pauker AU - Sladana Rezic AU - Tanja Zovko AU - Andreja Sajnic TI - Professional training on the application of non-invasive ventilation in nursing practice AID - 10.1183/23120541.RFMVC-2020.33 DP - 2020 Feb 13 TA - ERJ Open Research PG - 33 VI - 6 IP - suppl 4 4099 - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/suppl_4/33.short 4100 - http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/suppl_4/33.full SO - erjor2020 Feb 13; 6 AB - Introduction: By providing a course to nurses on non-invasive ventilation, do we have positive results about the success of the course.Aims: To see and compare the performance of the course delivered through a lecture, workshop, and examination of the acquired knowledge in the exam.Method: A total of 5 courses were held at the Dept. for Respiratory Diseases, UHC Zagreb, Croatia and at the General Hospital Koprivnica, Croatia in 2017. The course consisted of five theoretical lectures and a two-part workshop. Before and after the course, the students had completed an examination containing 20 questions and filled out an evaluation sheet assessing the theoretical part and workshops with grades 1-5. This course in the form of an e-course is posted on the web site of the Croatian Chamber of Nurses, with five lectures and a knowledge exam.Results: A total of 89 nurses attended the course. Before the course, the clearance rate was 68% and after the course 90%. E-course 2017/2018 was attended by 810 students and successfully passed by the 80.3% course. The students filled out evaluation sheets in which they assessed the course leaders with a grade of 5.Conclusion: The purpose of the course was to educate staff on the application of the NIV for increasing application beyond the intensive care unit. The success of the course was expressed in a 90% pass rate after the course was held.FootnotesCite this article as: ERJ Open Research 2020; 6: Suppl. 4, 33.This is an ERS Respiratory Failure and Mechanical Ventilation Conference abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).