Taking charge of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Nursing Management

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 27-32

  Schleder, Bonnie J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CROSS INFECTION; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

BENCHMARKING; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0142181977     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006247-200308000-00012     Document Type: Article

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