2012
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-21002012000800016
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Nursing actions for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Abstract: Objective:To identify prevention actions of the nursing team related to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Method: A cross-sectional, observational study conducted in an Intensive Care Unit of a teaching hospital in Goiania/GO. Results:Hand hygiene occurred, mainly, after the procedures and most of care, such as elevating the head-of-bed, bronchial and oral hygiene, diet administration, also handlingmechanical ventilator circuits were not adequate and if experienced groups such as the one in the present st… Show more

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“…Regarding the characteristics of the health professionals participating in this study in relation to the gender variable, a predominance of female participants was only found among nursing technicians. Feminization of the health workforce has occurred since the 1970s, ratifying other studies in Brazilian ICUs, however, differing from other research in relation to nurses and physiotherapists, in which the majority is predominantly female (14)(15)(16) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…Regarding the characteristics of the health professionals participating in this study in relation to the gender variable, a predominance of female participants was only found among nursing technicians. Feminization of the health workforce has occurred since the 1970s, ratifying other studies in Brazilian ICUs, however, differing from other research in relation to nurses and physiotherapists, in which the majority is predominantly female (14)(15)(16) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…14 Similarly, another Brazilian study displayed compliance below the expected rate (>80%), in which the head of bed elevation was maintained between 30-45º in 72.1% of the observations. 15 The literature provides some explanations for this difficulty in maintaining the head of bed elevated between 30-45°. According to the healthcare team, the patient "slides down" the bed, leading to risks for lesions among those with compromised skin integrity.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Um estudo brasileiro de corte transversal observacional com o objetivo de identificar as ações da equipe de enfermagem frente à profilaxia da pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica observou-se que das 149 oportunidades de procedimentos realizados, apenas em 27 das vezes foram verificadas a pressão do cuff do tubo traqueal, sendo 90% destas realizadas por enfermeiro (2) .…”
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“…A pneumonia é uma infecção que ocorre no parênquima pulmonar, onde há o comprometimento dos bronquíolos respiratórios e alvéolos, que são preenchidos por exudato inflamatório prejudicando as trocas gasosas, podendo ser causada tanto por bactérias quanto por vírus e fungos. Assim, a pneumonia é uma patologia que pode ser adquirida tanto em ambiente urbano, quanto no meio hospitalar, o que faz com seja a segunda causa de morti-morbidade e complicações principalmente no setor da terapia intensiva (1)(2) .…”
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