Design and application of ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention checklist in ICU / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To design and apply ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention checklist in ICU.Methods The ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention checklist was designed by referring to guidelines and related literature.The checklist was applied to ventilator-dependent patients.The head of nursing group evaluated prevention status of ventilator-associated pneumonia performed by nurses every day.Results After application of the checklist,the average indwelling time of tracheal catheter and the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia decreased among ICU patients.Conclusion Using the ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention checklist in quality management in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia can shorten the average indwelling time of tracheal catheter,and reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia,and the checklist can be promoted and applied.