Ventilator-associated pneumonia: Why are we not at zero? by D Petra https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos NUR 416 Capstone Project en-us 2017-03-30 21:40:04 UTC 2023-02-09 22:15:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Literature Review dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057196
  • Lack of awareness of institutional guidelines regarding oral care 
  • Time is a limiting factor in implementing VAP interventions
  • Educational in-services decreased VAP rates
  • Significant association between nurses’ perceptions regarding staffing and resource adequacy and nosocomial infection rate 
]]> 2017-04-19 15:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057196 Analysis One dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057339 Nurse's current role in reducing VAP
  • Head-of-bed elevation between 30 and 45 degree 
  • Brushing the patient’s teeth, gums, and tongue twice a day
  • Providing moisture to the lips every 2 to 4 hours 
]]> 2017-04-19 15:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057339 Analysis Two dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057449 How can the nurse help with VAP reduction
  • Ensuring autonomous nursing interventions have been implemented 
  • Ensuring medications have been ordered by the physician 
  • Ensure a daily assessment of readiness to extubate and sedative interruption has been attempted 
]]> 2017-04-19 15:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057449 Analysis Three dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057492 Challenges and barriers nurses face in preventing VAP
  • Understaffed units
  • Oral care viewed as a comfort measure than a necessity 
  • Time constraints
  • Limited access to mouth due to endotracheal tube 
  • Nurses' attitude toward guidelines 
  • Lack of knowledge 
]]> 2017-04-19 15:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057492 Introduction dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057550 2017-04-19 15:56:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057550 Recommendations dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057699
  • Challenges and barriers must be identified and addressed
  • Gain healthcare provider's perspective via focus groups and surveys
  • Educational in-services 
  • Monitor compliance with weekly feedback to the unit
  • Interdisciplinary rounds
    • ]]>     2017-04-19 15:56:47 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057699     Reflection dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057782
  • Collaboration with interdisciplinary team
  • Patient advocate
  • Educator
  • Effective communicator
    • ]]>     2017-04-19 15:57:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057782     Conclusion dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057860 2017-04-19 15:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057860 References dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057982 2017-04-19 15:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/167057982 Issue: dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/168512721 Despite evidence-based clinical practice guidelines being available for over a decade, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to be one of the leading nosocomial infections among mechanically ventilated (MV) patients ]]> 2017-04-26 23:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/168512721 dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/168709552 2017-04-27 17:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/168709552 Ventilator-associated pneumonia: Why are we not at zero? dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/169237969 By Davina Petrakos
    Sentara College of Health Sciences]]>     2017-05-01 17:31:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/169237969     dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/169301382 2017-05-01 23:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/169301382 dpetrakos https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/169301701 2017-05-01 23:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dpetrakos/Capstone2017_VAP_DPetrakos/wish/169301701