The impact of an evidence-based practice education program on the role of oral care in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 132-136

  Ross, Amelia ^a   Crumpler, Janet ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Oral care; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL CARE; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORAL HYGIENE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34247607692     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2006.11.006     Document Type: Article

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