ReviewHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Knowledge, Practice, Compliance, and Barriers toward Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among Critical Care Nurses in Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Systematic Review.
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- Knowledge, risk assessment, practices, self-efficacy, attitudes, and behaviour's towards venous thromboembolism among nurses: A systematic review.Nursing open · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy of Intermittent and Continuous Subglottic Secretion Drainage in Preventing the Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of Short Messages on ICU Nurses' Knowledge and Performance Regarding Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Nursing in critical care · 2026Trial
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- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Prevention Bundle: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Saudi Study to Assess Knowledge, Adherence, and Perceived Barriers Among ICU Practitioners in Hail Region.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Development of ventilator associated pneumonia prevention knowledge and attitudes scale.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Intensive and critical care nurses' compliance, barriers, and challenges with ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurses in ICU on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: a cross-sectional study in Gansu Province, China.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Establishing a course to train ICU nurses on prone position mechanical ventilation: A Delphi study.Nursing open · 2024Review
- Enhancing critical care practitioners' knowledge and adherence to ventilator-associated events bundle: a comprehensive analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- A cross-sectional study in college-based nursing education: The influence of core self-evaluation and career calling on study engagement in nursing undergraduates.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Knowledge and Practices of Intensive Care Unit Nurses Related to Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Cross-Sectional Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundVentilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has been identified as a serious complication among hospitalized patients and is associated with prolonged hospitalizations and increased costs. The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, practices, compliance, and barriers related to ventilator-associated pneumonia among critical care nurses in the eastern Mediterranean region.
methodsThe PRISMA guidelines guided this systematic review. Four electronic databases (EMBASE, MEDLINE (via PubMed), SCOPUS, and Web of Science) were used to find studies that were published from 2000 to October 2021.
resultsKnowledge of ventilator-associated pneumonia was the highest outcome measure used in 14 of the 23 studies. The review results confirmed that nurses demonstrated low levels of knowledge of ventilator-associated pneumonia, with 11 studies assessing critical care nurses' compliance with and practice with respect to ventilator-associated pneumonia. Overall, the results showed that most sampled nurses had insufficient levels of compliance with and practices related to ventilator-associated pneumonia. The main barriers reported across the reviewed studies were a lack of education (N = 6), shortage of nursing staff (N = 5), lack of policies and protocols (N = 4), and lack of time (N = 4).
conclusionsThe review confirmed the need for comprehensive interventions to improve critical care nurses' knowledge, compliance, and practice toward ventilator-associated pneumonia. Nurse managers must address barriers that impact nurses' levels of knowledge, compliance with, and practices related to ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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