Evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Results of a knowledge test among intensive care nurses

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1463-1467

  Blot, Stijn I ^a,b   Labeau, Sonia ^b   Vandijck, Dominique ^a,c   Van Aken, Paul ^d   Claes, Brigitte ^d  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Evidence based guidelines; Prevention; Survey; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY CARE; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAT EXCHANGE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOISTURE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SUCTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

BELGIUM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NURSES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34547111273     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0705-0     Document Type: Article

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