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Abstract
Mental imagery strategy is an effective educational tool to enhance skill performance especially where real practices are limited. The study was aimed to determine the effect of implementing mental imagery strategy on nursing students’ performance, satisfaction and self-confidence regarding neonatal endotracheal suction procedure. A quasi experimental research design was used. Subjects and method: 80 pediatric nursing students at the third year, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University. Four tools were used to collect data: Structured Questionnaire Schedule Regarding Students’ Knowledge Related to Endotracheal Suction Procedure and Mental Imagery Strategy, Betts’ Questionnaire Mental Imagery Vividness of Mental Imagery Scale, Student Satisfaction and Self Confidence regarding Learning Scale and Observational Checklist of Neonatal Endotracheal suction procedure. Results revealed that the total scores of students’ knowledge and practice for majority of study and control groups were unsatisfactory before teaching interventions and improved for both groups immediately after and 2weeks after with higher scores for study than control group. Concluded that students studied with mental imagery strategy showed a significant improvement on knowledge, skill practice, satisfaction and self-confidence in relation to endotracheal suctioning than students studied with traditional learning method. The study recommended that clinical nursing education programs should integrate mental imagery strategy in parallel with physical practice in the curriculum development to enhance skill performance. Key wards: Mental Imagery Strategy, Neonatal Endotracheal Suction, Performance, Satisfaction, Self Confidence.