Prevention of pneumonia associated with neonatal mechanical ventilation: knowledge and practice of nursing professionals

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https://doi.org/10.17267/2317-3378rec.2023.e5141

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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Newborn, Nursing Care, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatology

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INTRODUCTION: Analyzing the knowledge and practices of nursing professionals about the prevention of Mechanical Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in neonates. METHODOLOGY: Descriptive exploratory research, with a quantitative approach. Participants were 19 nurses and 39 nursing technicians working in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of a teaching maternity hospital, a reference in a state in the northeast region. Data collection took place through the application of a questionnaire between December 2019 and February 2020. For data analysis, descriptive statistics was used. RESULTS: It was found that 77.6% of professionals know about preventive measures that must be adopted. However, measures with robust scientific evidence are not performed, such as performing the hygiene of the oral cavity (52.2%), elevating the headboard (49%), humidifying and heating the air (44.3%), removing condensate from the circuit (28.7%) and sanitizing hands (12.9%). The reasons are factors intrinsic to management and work processes, such as lack of training (2.4%), supplies (4.8%), standardization of preventive measures (24.3%), in addition to work overload (24 .3%), inadequate staffing (29.2%) and patient complexity (4.8%). FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Nursing professionals cannot fully carry out measures strongly recommended in the scientific literature for the prevention of Mechanical Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, although they know their importance.

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11/06/2023

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Silva PIN, Guilherme JVG, Teixeira LKT de S, Ferreira BN, Cavalcante EF de O. Prevention of pneumonia associated with neonatal mechanical ventilation: knowledge and practice of nursing professionals. Rev Enf Contemp [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 6 [cited 2024 May 15];12:e5141. Available from: https://www5.bahiana.edu.br/index.php/enfermagem/article/view/5141

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