Knowledge and practices of intensive care unit nurses related to prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia in selected intensive care units of a tertiary care centre, India

• Main Authors: Geetanjli Kalyan (Author), Ravina Bibi (Author), Ravinder Kaur (Author), Reena Bhatti (Author), Reeta Kumari (Author), Romina Rana (Author), Rupa Kumari (Author), Manpreet Kaur (Author), Rupinder Kaur (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a recognized nosocomial infection and a leading cause of high morbidity and mortality. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses are in the best position to put the known evidence-based strategies into practice to prevent VAP. The aim of the present study...