Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Prevention: Cypriot Icu Nurses Knowledge

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.