Intensive care unit registered nurses' perceived barriers towards ventilated associated pneumonia prevention in southeast Iran: a cross-sectional descriptive - an analytical study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ventilated associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common nosocomial infection and complication occurring in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. This study aimed to assess the ICU registered nurses' perceived barriers towards VAP prevention in southeast Iran.

Setting

This was a cross-sectional descriptive-an analytical study to examine the registered nurses' perceived barriers towards VAP prevention in southeast Iran.

Participants

The study population consisted of 242 nurses working in ICU and emergency departments.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The data was collected using demographic characteristics' questionnaire and a researcher-made ventilator-associated pneumonia barriers prevention questionnaire.

Results

The mean score

SUBMITTER: Dehghan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9516162 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature