Adult intensive care unit nurses' knowledge of and compliance barriers to evidence‐based guidelines for prevention of ventilator‐associated pneumonia: A cross‐sectional survey

• DOI: 10.1111/nicc.13162
• Publication Date: 2024-09-16T09:20:23Z
• Authors: Nian Yao; Binbin Xu; Ran Xu; Zhihong Gong; Guiyuan Ma; Sha Peng; Jinghui Zhang
• Keywords: Ventilator-associated Pneumonia; Cross-sectional study; Critical care nursing

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICUs) and a cause of morbidity mortality patients. Previous studies show that insufficient knowledge compliance barriers among nurses affect pneumonia. There have been no investigations into nurses' to evidence-based guidelines (EBGs) for VAP prevention county-level hospitals China.