Evidence-based practice: Use of the ventilator bundle to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-27

  Tolentino DelosReyes, Arlene F ^a   Ruppert, Susan D ^a   Shiao, Shyang Yun Pamela K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; VENTILATOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CRITICAL CARE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING AUDIT; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 39049186514     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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