Ventilator-associated pneumonia improvement program

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-199

  Murray, Theresa ^a   Goodyear Bruch, Caryl ^b,c  

^a Critical Care and Allergy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Eradication of nosocomial infections; Nurse sensitive outcome; Prevention; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST OF ILLNESS; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COST OF ILLNESS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIANA; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MORBIDITY; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34250689914     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AACN.0000269263.44912.5c     Document Type: Review

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