Nurses' Accuracy in Estimating Backrest Elevation (Clinical Report)
Southern African Journal of Critical Care 2007, August, 23, 1
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Publisher 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.
GENRE
Health, Mind & Body
RELEASED
2007
August 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
11
Pages
PUBLISHER
South African Medical Association
SELLER
The Gale Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an affiliate of Cengage Learning, Inc.
SIZE
200.2
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