Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Prevention: Cypriot Icu Nurses Knowledge

Research Article
Iordanou S and Athanasiou M
DOI: 
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Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
VAP, hospital-acquired pneumonia, VAP prevention
Abstract: 

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia is pneumonia which occurs in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. The aim of the study was to explore knowledge of 200 Cypriot Intensive Care Nurses working in 7 public Hospitals across Cyprus, regarding its prevention through a validated questionnaire. The pass rate on the questionnaire was 6% and the fail rate 94%. The majority of the nurses admitted that they do not have sufficient knowledge regarding the VAP prevention.