A survey of the current knowledge and practice of evidence-based nursing for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia and its influencing factors in intensive care unit nurses
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2009.03.118
- VernacularTitle:ICU护士预防呼吸机相关性肺炎循证护理的认知、行为及影响因素调查
- Author:
Ting WANG
;
Qin XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Intensive care unit;
Nurse;
Ventilator-associated pneumonia;
Evidence-basednursing;
Survey
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2009;25(9):56-60
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the current knowledge and practice of evidence-based nursing for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and its influencing factors in ICU nurses. Methods Selfadministered structured questionnaire was used in 101 ICU nurses working in one grade three A hospital of Jiangsu province by convenient sampling method. The results underwent statistical description and variance analysis. Results The mean score of knowledge about evidence-based nursing to prevent VAP was (4.75±1.42) (total score=10),the mean score of practice was (3.32±0.32) (total score=4). The influencing factors of knowledge in ICU nurses were different divisions and ICU working years. Different ICU working years resulted in different behavior of nurses. Most nurses considered that nursing work was too busy due to serious condition of patients, which was the principal interfering factor in practice of evidence-based nursing for preventing VAP. Conclusions Further expertise of ventilator-associated pneumonia training and evidence-based nursing education are urgently required. The best-practice guidelines for preventing VAP are more often consummated. Whilst encouraging the reasonable personnel disposition and the essential facilities are priority. Effective fulfillmere in evidence-based practice to prevent VAP may be achieved by broader adjustment of the medical system and the medical cost structure, so that evidence-based nursing for preventing VAP can be put into effect.
