Intensive and critical care nurses' compliance, barriers, and challenges with ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) poses a significant challenge in critical care settings, impacting patient outcomes and healthcare costs. In Saudi Arabia, several studies have reported concerns regarding VAP, including variable VAP rates, inconsistent compliance with and knowledge of VAP prevention practices, and inadequate national data.

Objectives

To investigate the intensive and critical care nurses' (ICCNs) self-reported perceived compliance with VAP prevention guidelines, barriers and challenges in caring for mechanically ventilated patients, the demographic variables that associate compliance and factors affecting VAP prevention, and the association between perceived compliance and the barriers affecting the care of mechanically ventilated patients.

SUBMITTER: Villagracia HN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273228 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature