[Download] "Nurses' Accuracy in Estimating Backrest Elevation (Clinical Report)" by Southern African Journal of Critical Care " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Nurses' Accuracy in Estimating Backrest Elevation (Clinical Report)
- Author : Southern African Journal of Critical Care
- Release Date : January 01, 2007
- Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 200 KB
Description
Background. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended that the head of the bed of mechanically ventilated patients be elevated to between 30[degrees] and 45[degrees] to decrease the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) Compliance with this recommendation may be affected by nurses' knowledge of the recommendation and their accuracy in estimating the backrest elevation. Objectives. To determine the difference between nurses' estimation of backrest angle and the actual measured angle; to determine the relationship between nurses' demographic characteristics and the accuracy of estimation; to determine nurses' knowledge of why this recommendation has been made.
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