Research Article

Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs

Volume: 9 Number: 1 March 23, 2017
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Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the interventions of nurses working in intensive care units to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in intensive care units (ICUs).

Methods: This study was a descriptive study. Nurses working in the adult ICUs of six state and four university hospitals within the boundaries of the municipality of Ankara participated in this study. The research sample included 290 ICU nurses. In the study, data were collected by questionnaire developed by researchers. For the statistical evaluation of the data, Student’s t-test was used to compare two groups, whereas analysis of variance was used to compare more than two groups.

Results: Although the number of the nurses who sterilized their hands with alcohol-containing liquids or measured the cuff pressure to prevent VAP was found to be below average, the number of nurses who preferred alternative methods appeared to be above average. Nurses with a university degree who worked in university hospitals and surgical ICUs implemented methods to prevent VAP more successfully, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (p < 0.05).

Conclusion: None of the hospitals had a protocol regarding the prevention of VAP, and only 7.9% of the nurses said that they read and followed the scientific literature on the issue. This study suggested that institutions should develop their own protocols regarding the prevention of VAP, nurses should be referred to training programs to enhance their knowledge on the issue, and VAP prevention methods should be regularly monitored. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Sevgisun Kapucu
HACETTEPE UNIV
Türkiye

Gülten Özden This is me
GAZI UNIV
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 23, 2017

Submission Date

January 12, 2017

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Kapucu, S., & Özden, G. (2017). Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs. Konuralp Medical Journal, 9(1), 35-40. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.285554
AMA
1.Kapucu S, Özden G. Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2017;9(1):35-40. doi:10.18521/ktd.285554
Chicago
Kapucu, Sevgisun, and Gülten Özden. 2017. “Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs”. Konuralp Medical Journal 9 (1): 35-40. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.285554.
EndNote
Kapucu S, Özden G (March 1, 2017) Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs. Konuralp Medical Journal 9 1 35–40.
IEEE
[1]S. Kapucu and G. Özden, “Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs”, Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 35–40, Mar. 2017, doi: 10.18521/ktd.285554.
ISNAD
Kapucu, Sevgisun - Özden, Gülten. “Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs”. Konuralp Medical Journal 9/1 (March 1, 2017): 35-40. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.285554.
JAMA
1.Kapucu S, Özden G. Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2017;9:35–40.
MLA
Kapucu, Sevgisun, and Gülten Özden. “Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs”. Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 9, no. 1, Mar. 2017, pp. 35-40, doi:10.18521/ktd.285554.
Vancouver
1.Sevgisun Kapucu, Gülten Özden. Nursing Interventions to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in ICUs. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2017 Mar. 1;9(1):35-40. doi:10.18521/ktd.285554

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