Abstract
Aim: It is important for nurses to learn sufficient knowledge and skills about tracheostomy care during their undergraduate education. The study was conducted to determine the effect of pediatric tracheostomy care online course on nursing students' knowledge levels and attitudes regarding their role as caregivers. 
 Material and Method: The study was conducted between February and June 2020 at the faculty of health sciences at a state university in Turkey. A total of 76 third-year nursing students registered in the course of Child Health and Diseases Nursing were included in the study. The data were collected with a descriptive features form, a tracheostomy care knowledge test, an attitude scale regarding nurses' caregiver roles. Students were sent online pretest. After pretesting, students were assigned to experimental group (n=37) and control group (n=39) by randomization. The students in the experimental group were given pediatric tracheostomy online course on certain days using the distance education system of the university. After the course, all students in the groups were sent online post-test. The data were analyzed using t test and Chi-square test. Significance was assessed at the level of p
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