Knowledge Levels of Critical Care Nurses on Evidence-Based Practices for the Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 78-83
Author(s):  
Nurten Ozen ◽  
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Birgul Armutcu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Knowledge Levels

scholarly journals Knowledge and Barriers of Critical Care Nurses Regarding Evidence-Based Practices in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-191
Author(s):  
Moath Naif Alkhazali ◽  
◽  
Nurhan Bayraktar ◽  
Khalid Anwer Al-Mugheed ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Evidence Based Practices

scholarly journals Evaluation of critical care nurses’ knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samaneh Shahidi Far ◽  
Amir Emami Zeydi ◽  
Behzad Taghipour ◽  
Hamid Sharif Nia ◽  
Mohammad Ali Soleimani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Evidence Based Guidelines ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Critical Care Nurses’ Knowledge of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: An Evaluation Questionnaire

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Labeau ◽  
D.M. Vandijck ◽  
B. Claes ◽  
P. Van Aken ◽  
S.I. Blot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Item Difficulty ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Item Discrimination ◽  
Response Alternatives ◽  
Evidence Based Guidelines

Background Nurses’ lack of knowledge may be a barrier to adherence to evidence-based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia. Objective To develop a reliable and valid questionnaire for evaluating critical care nurses’ knowledge of evidence-based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia. Methods Ten nursing-related interventions were identified from a review of evidence-based guidelines for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia. Selected interventions and multiple-choice questions (1 question per intervention) were subjected to face and content validation. Item difficulty, item discrimination, and the quality of the response alternatives or options for answers (possible responses) were evaluated on the test results of 638 critical care nurses. Results Face and content validity were achieved for 9 items. Values for item difficulty ranged from 0.1 to 0.9. Values for item discrimination ranged from 0.10 to 0.65. The quality of the response alternatives led to the detection of widespread misconceptions among critical care nurses. Conclusion The questionnaire is reliable and has face and content validity. Results of surveys with this questionnaire can be used to focus educational programs on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Evidence based practices are critical care nurses ready for it?

2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 92-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracey Bucknall ◽  
Beverley Copnell ◽  
Kathleen Shannon ◽  
Dianne McKinley
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Evidence Based Practices

Quality Improvement or Research—Deciding Which Road to Take

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 58-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie M. Stausmire
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Quality Patient Care ◽  
Broad Overview

Critical care nurses are constantly challenged to provide safe, high-quality patient care at a low cost with increasingly scarce resources while implementing the latest evidence-based practices into their own clinical practice. This article is the first in a 4-part series to provide a practical quality improvement guide for critical care nurses interested in implementing system process or performance improvement projects within their own units. Part 1 is designed to answer the question “What method is better for measuring real-world patient outcomes—quality improvement or clinical research?” A broad overview of the differences between quality improvement and clinical research is provided. A newly published checklist to differentiate between attributes of each process is introduced, and readers can test their own knowledge between quality improvement and research with a quick quiz of studies recently published in Critical Care Nurse.

Continuing to Challenge Practice to Be Evidence Based

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Flynn Makic ◽  
Carol Rauen ◽  
Kimmith Jones ◽  
Anna C. Fisk
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Medication Administration ◽  
Chest Physiotherapy ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Actual Weight ◽  
Daily Interruption

Practice habits continue in clinical practice despite the availability of research and other forms of evidence that should be used to guide critical care practice interventions. This article is based on a presentation at the 2014 National Teaching Institute of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. The article is part of a series of articles that challenge critical care nurses to examine the evidence guiding nursing practice interventions. Four common practice interventions are reviewed: (1) weight-based medication administration, (2) chest tube patency maintenance, (3) daily interruption of sedation, and (4) use of chest physiotherapy in children. For weight-based administration of medication, the patient’s actual weight should be measured, rather than using an estimate. The therapeutic effectiveness and dosages of medications used in obese patients must be critically evaluated. Maintaining patency of chest tubes does not require stripping and milking, which probably do more harm than good. Daily interruption of sedation and judicious use of sedatives are appropriate in most patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Traditional chest physiotherapy does not help children with pneumonia, bronchiolitis, or asthma and does not prevent atelectasis after extubation. Critical care nurses are challenged to evaluate their individual practice and to adopt current evidence-based practice interventions into their daily practice.

Examining the Evidence to Guide Practice: Challenging Practice Habits

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Flynn Makic ◽  
Carol Rauen ◽  
Robin Watson ◽  
Ann Will Poteet
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
American Association ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Feeding Tube ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Health Care Workforce ◽  
In Infants And Children

Nurses are the largest segment of the nation’s health care workforce, which makes nurses vital to the translation of evidence-based practice as a practice norm. Critical care nurses are in a position to critically appraise and apply best evidence in daily practice to improve patients’ outcomes. It is important for critical care nurses to continually evaluate their current practice to ensure that they are applying the current best evidence rather than practicing on the basis of tradition. This article is based on a presentation at the 2013 National Teaching Institute of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Four practice interventions that are within the realm of nursing are critiqued on the basis of current best evidence: (1) turning critically ill patients, (2) sleep promotion in the intensive care unit, (3) feeding tube management in infants and children, and (4) prevention of venothromboembolism…again. The related beliefs, current evidence, and implications for practice associated with each topic are described.

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